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NSW loses bid to strike out class action’s ‘amorphous’ exemplary damages claim
Class Actions 2025-02-27 11:11 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The NSW government has lost its bid to strike out paragraphs related to a claim for exemplary damages in a class action alleging police conducted strip searches at music festivals as a matter of routine.

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NAB pays $20M to settle class action over Walton Construction collapse
Construction 2025-02-26 11:23 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

NAB has agreed to pay $20 million to settle a class action over the collapse of Melbourne-based builder Walton Construction.Ā 

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End to fights over Callide power station may be in sight, administrators say
Restructuring & Insolvency 2025-02-26 11:08 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The administrators for the operator of the Callide power station have won extra time to convene a second creditors meeting after the court heard they may soon be able to put to rest a series of complex disputes over the Queensland power station.

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Silk on Crown royal commission joins Victorian Supreme Court bench
Courts 2025-02-25 11:33 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A commercial silk who served as counsel assisting on Victoria’s royal commission into Crown Melbourne has been appointed as a judge on the state’s Supreme Court.

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Tesla hit with class action over self-driving cars
Product Liability 2025-02-24 5:12 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Tesla has been hit with a class action alleging the Elon Musk-owned company misled consumers about the capabilities of its self-driving cars.

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Slater & Gordon exec says she was ‘wrongfully accused’ of sending email
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2025-02-24 11:08 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Slater & Gordon executive who was the purported author of an email sent to all staff on Friday says she’s been “wrongfully accused” and that a “cursory examination” would reveal the sender’s likely identity.

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Builder ADCO charged over Kew Recreation Centre roof collapse
Construction 2025-02-25 11:50 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Builder ADCO and its director have been hit with charges in relation to a roof collapse at the Kew Recreation Centre.

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Colin Biggers snags new partner for construction group
People In The News 2025-02-25 11:52 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Colin Biggers & Paisley has beefed up its construction practice group with the appointment of a new partner.

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Telegram hit with $1M fine for late terrorism, child abuse reporting
Social Media 2025-02-24 11:33 am By Cat Fredenburgh

The eSafety Commissioner has slapped encrypted messaging app Telegram with a $1 million fine for taking 160 days to provide information about its handling of terrorism and child abuse material.

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Slater & Gordon says email with staff salaries ‘in many ways a work of fiction’
Business of Law 2025-02-21 11:08 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Slater & Gordon has alerted police to an email sent to all staff on Friday purporting to be from a staff member, which contained salary information and criticisms of top executives.

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