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Fortrend challenges ruling on bonuses for Shaw & Partners defectors
Fortrend Securities has appealed a finding that it breached the Fair Work Act in withholding the bonuses of two financial advisors who jumped to rival Shaw & Partners.
Hells Angels member settles defamation case against News Corp
News Corp has agreed to removed posts that allegedly defamed a senior member of the Hells Angels bikie gang by labelling him a "cocaine kingpin" and "fugitive from justice".
CDPP drops charges against ex-G8 Education director
The CDPP has dropped charges against former G8 Education director Jennifer Hutson related to the ASX-listed childcare company's 2015 takeover bid for Affinity Education Group.
Who’s the ‘Mac’? Macquarie asks Federal Court to decide
Macquarie's fight with a NSW credit union -- which saw the bank's 'Macbank' trade mark cancelled because, a delegate found, it had only been used colloquially -- has landed in the Federal Court.   
Court OKs discontinuance of race discrimination class actions against NT
A court has approved the discontinuance of two class actions against the Northern Territory government over its alleged failure to properly fund essential health and interpreting services in remote Indigenous communities.
High Court asked to overturn landmark tax ruling
The Tax Office has asked the High Court to reverse a landmark ruling that found an unpaid present entitlement to a corporate beneficiary is not a loan under tax law, a decision that affects $50 billion in trust distributions.
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Acciona settles dispute over $511M waste-to-energy plant
Spanish infrastructure company Acciona has resolved proceedings over a contract for the construction of a $511 million waste-to-energy plant in Western Australia.
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Judge pauses $2.1M SOPA judgment in light of payments owed to sub-contractor
A judge has stayed part of a $2.1 million judgment won under the SOPA Act by a builder contracted to work on an RSL club car park in light of payments owing to a sub-contractor under the Contractors Debts Act.
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Sydney sinking homes class action loses bid for earthworks docs
Sydney homeowners bringing a class action over homes they claim are sinking into the ground have lost their bid for documents recording earthworks performed on the land before it was developed.