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Herald Sun apologises to Sam Groth, wife over relationship articles
The Herald Sun has apologised to Victorian deputy Liberal leader Sam Groth and his wife, Brittany, over articles at the centre of a privacy and defamation lawsuit brought by the pair.
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John Holland wins row with Downer EDI over scope of construction dispute
John Holland has persuaded a court to limit an expert determination in a dispute with contractor Downer EDI over the construction of a rollingstock manufacturing facility in Torbanlea, Queensland.
Thomson Geer welcomes back tax specialist from EY
Thomson Geer has appointed returning lawyer Aimee Riley as its newest tax partner, luring her back from professional services giant EY.
Pauline Hanson’s ‘back to Pakistan’ tweet not racist, appeals court told
One Nation's Pauline Hanson was not motivated by racism but provoked by the hypocrisy of rival politician Mehreen Faruqi when she fired off her "piss off back to Pakistan" tweet, her lawyer told the Full Federal Court Monday. But Faruqi's barrister has told the appeals court the accusation of hypocrisy was itself racist.
No bypassing appeals court for paramedics in Queensland class action
The High Court has rejected a removal application by paramedics in a class action over a COVID-19 vaccine mandate issued in 2021 by the Queensland Ambulance Service.
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Mining Standards takes $1B fight with Atlantic Nickel to High Court
Mining Services International is taking a $1 billion dispute over the terminated sale of a mine in Bahia to the High Court, after the receiver for Brazilian mining company Atlantic Nickel won a bid to stay the case.
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CapitaLand wins $3M judgment against missing exec
Singapore's CapitaLand has secured judgment in the Federal Court against a missing executive accused of embezzling the real estate asset manager's funds.
Lander & Rogers appoints new competition partner from HSFK
Lander & Rogers has recruited a competition law expert from Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer for its corporate team ahead of the new merger review regime.
ASIC blitz targets Shield, First Guardian advisers, research firm
The corporate cop has launched two new cases and sought approval to bring a third action over financial advice that led customers to sink hundreds of millions of dollars in retirement savings into the failed Shield and First Guardian investment funds.
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Dexus must hand over data room Q&A in spat with Melbourne Airport operator
Airport operator APAC has won access to Q&A logs in a data room set up by shareholder Dexus for prospective buyers, in a dispute over whether the real estate asset manager breached a confidentiality deed.