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The University of NSW has been hit with a $211,200 penalty after admitting to “systemic” underpayments of casual staff at its business school.
Personal injury lawyer’s ads warrant misconduct finding, bigger fine: tribunal
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A tribunal has ordered a Queensland solicitor to pay $30,000 for advertising personal injury services, up from the $2,000 penalty the lawyer agreed to pay, saying it was “concerning” the lawyer claimed ignorance of a breach of the law.
Court gives green light to inner-Sydney backpackers development
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The NSW Land and Environment Court has cleared the way for a backpackers and hotel accommodation development in Haymarket, Sydney.
No licence no bar to pursuing payment claim on building project, court says
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Monarch Building Solutions has lost its bid to strike out waterproofing contractor PJG Frawley Construction’s claim for payment for work allegedly completed on a community-led project to replace buildings destroyed in bushfires in Cobargo.
Alinta wins appeal in renewable project row with Fortescue’s Pilbara Energy
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Alinta Energy has won an appeal against a mining warden’s decision to refuse an extension to lodge objections against Pilbara Energy’s licence application for a renewable energy project.
Virginia Bell to lead royal commission into Bondi terrorist attack
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The Prime Minister has appointed former High Court Justice Virginia Bell to lead a royal commission into antisemitism in the wake of the Bondi terrorist attack, in which 15 were killed during Hanukkah celebrations.
Seek, Employment Hero resolve misuse of market power lawsuit
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A Federal Court suit by HR company Employment Hero accusing investor and rival Seek of misusing its market power has been resolved.
Dispute breaks out over Sorrento’s Continental Hotel
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The purchaser of the site of the 108-room hotel Continental Hotel Sorrento has sued a consortium that rescued the development after it hit financial troubles, claiming it was excluded from the final stages of the receivership.
ADCO sues local council over Kew Recreation Centre collapse
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More than four years after the roof of the Kew Recreation Centre in Melbourne’s east collapsed, builder ADCO has filed a suit seeking millions in damages from the local council, alleging it provided a defective design which made collapse “inevitable”.
‘Paradigm shift’: Otsuka says High Court must reverse patent extension ruling
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Otsuka Pharmaceuticals has asked the High Court to overturn a decision revoking its Abilify patent extension, saying the ruling, which limited the extension-of term scheme to active substances only, will “lead to a groundswell of court proceedings”.