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The South Australian government will inject $650 million to keep the struggling Whyalla Steelworks afloat until a buyer is found.
Anglican church loses challenge to Lion’s brewery storage tanks
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The Anglican Church’s Brisbane diocese can’t block the installation of ethanol tanks at a brewery adjoining the Francis Theological college, with a judge finding no “unacceptable risk” of explosion.
Employee infringed company’s copyright by downloading files, court finds
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A court has found that an employee of a custom keycap business breached her fiduciary duties and infringed the company’s copyright when she launched a competing business using unlawfully downloaded company templates.
Court tosses Clive Palmer’s latest challenge to criminal cases
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The Queensland Supreme Court has tossed a judicial review application by mining magnate Clive Palmer seeking a declaration that criminal proceedings against him should be thrown out as abuses of process.
Court OKs deductions from $3.79M judgment in Redland Council class action
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After nearly a decade of litigation — including a High Court appeal — a court has signed off on a $3.79 million settlement in a class action against Redland City Council over alleged unlawful levies.
Court deals blow to live exports class action as case ticks into 11th year
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In a blow for the plaintiffs in a long-running class action over the government’s live exports ban, a judge has found that no additional cattle would have been exported to Indonesia in 2012 and 2013 if the ban had not been in place.
Failed NULIS class action can’t duck costs pending appeal
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The lead applicant in a failed class action against ex-NAB super trustee NULIS Nominees has lost his bid to stay a costs order of some $12.5 million pending an appeal.
Judge won’t toss $328M case against East Timor, but Lighthouse now on tight leash
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A judge won’t dismiss a $328 million case brought against the government of East Timor by oil company Lighthouse Corporation despite a long history of delays and non-compliance with court orders.
Fortrend lodges another appeal in spat with Shaw & Partners duo
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Fortrend Securites is challenging a judge’s ruling that it owes $580,000 in penalties and compensation for withholding the bonuses of two departing advisors, its second appeal in their bitter dispute.
Commonwealth spars with navy training class action over interest
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Save (0) Please login to bookmark Close Username or Email Address Password Remember Me The Commonwealth is locked in a fight with a class action on behalf of Navy technicians over whether a referee’s report on damages mistakenly failed to include pre-judgment interest. The class action, brought in 2016 on behalf of 290 Navy marine…