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Building materials giant Boral has acquired the Wallan Concrete plant 45km north of Melbourne’s CBD for an undisclosed sum, two months after its purchase of a Victorian sand producer.
Modco liquidators can pursue different unfair preferences claims in ‘mothership’ case
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The liquidators for defunct Perth builder Modco Residential have won court approval to bring claims for unfair preferences and unreasonable director-related transactions against multiple defendants in one “mothership” case.
EnergyAustralia admits carbon credits don’t undo harms of fossil fuels
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EnergyAustralia has admitted that its ‘Go Neutral’ carbon offset product did not prevent or reverse the harms associated with the burning of fossil fuels.
Software engineer resolves sex discrimination case against Xero
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An engineer who sued accounting software company Xero, alleging she was paid a lower salary than male colleagues, has resolved her case.
No loss proven in CBA cases, but all is not lost for shareholder class actions
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In explaining where CBA shareholders went wrong in proving damages from the bank’s omissions over an AUSTRAC probe, the Full Federal Court has given class action plaintiffs the clearest indication yet of how they might win.
Full Court cans Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation appeal
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A court has rejected Ben Roberts-Smith’s appeal of a decision that found he committed war crimes in Afghanistan, as well as the disgraced soldier’s bid to re-open the case in light of a secret recording of Nine journalist Nick McKenzie.
Secret recording of Nine journalist no smoking gun: appeals court
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A secret recording of Nine journalist Nick McKenzie speaking to a witness in the case may have been “doctored” and had to be “treated with caution,” the Full Court said Friday.
JB Hi-Fi class action judge says 30 per cent GCO ‘a good deal’
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A judge hearing Maurice Blackburn’s application for a 30 per cent group costs order in a consumer class action against JB Hi-Fi has opined that an all-in group costs order was a better deal for group matters than the return in a typical funded case.
Funder’s claims against plaintiffs in Westconnex suit thrown out
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The funder backing a case against Transport for New South Wales over the compulsory acquisition of land for the Westconnex project has lost its $1 million breach of contract case against the plaintiffs.
Former EY partner banned for alleged tax evasion
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A former EY partner who is in court over an alleged tax exploitation scheme has been banned for five years by the Tax Practitioner’s Board, which claims he engaged in “serious, deliberate and dishonest” misconduct.