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An injured construction worker has failed in his plea to the High Court to weigh in on his case, which alleged a principal contractor owed a duty of care to him as a sub-contractor’s employee.
Enviro court OKs three fast food outlets in heritage listed suburb
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The NSW Land and Environment Court has granted approval for the development of three fast food outlets on a block off the Central Coast Highway in the heritage listed suburb of Kariong, despite objections from locals.
Holding Redlich snags construction, corporate partners
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Holding Redlich has lured two construction partners and one corporate partner for its Melbourne and Brisbane offices.
Corporate Air goes to High Court over payment for stand-by duty
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Aviation company Corporate Air Charter is taking its fight over pilot pay up to the High Court, after twice losing its argument that stand-by duty should not be remunerated.
FWO mulls summary judgment bid in Setka, CFMEU case
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Ex-CFMEU Victorian branch boss John Setka has still not filed his defence in a case alleging he tried to get the former head of the construction industry watchdog sacked, and the Fair Work Ombudsman says it may seek summary judgment.
Lack of proof in CBA class actions can’t be ‘laid at bank’s feet’: appeals court
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The failure of two class actions to prove loss linked to the Commonwealth Bank’s disclosure breaches was not the fault of the bank, an appeals court has held in dealing the latest blow to shareholder group proceedings.
$59M settlement reached in rate-rigging class action against banks
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A $59 million settlement has been reached in a long-running class action accusing five major banks of foreign exchange rate-rigging.
SMBC can’t access King & Wood Mallesons docs in $34M case against Humm
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SMBC has lost a bid for documents connected to King & Wood Mallesons opinions in its suit against fintech Humm linked to the Forum Finance fraud, with a court saying the Japanese bank did not share joint privilege over the material.
Keybridge CEO Nick Bolton loses challenge to removal by board
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An appeals court has rejected Keybridge CEO Nick Bolton’s challenge to a ruling that found that he and two other directors were validly removed at a board meeting, finding in favour of shareholder WAM Active.
Synagogue head wins $120,000 in defamation suit over Nine newspaper columns
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A former synagogue president has won $120,000 in damages after suing The Age and two journalists over articles that accused him of unilaterally inviting a convicted spy to speak at an event.