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TG Metals shareholder wins bid to inspect company’s books
Securities 2025-12-08 11:53 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A shareholder of gold and lithium exploration company TG metals has won its bid to inspect the company’s books over concerns about two capital raisings that occurred within six weeks of each other. 

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JLL says CEO’s sacking over handling of harassment complaint warranted
Real Estate 2025-12-09 11:20 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Commercial real estate group JLL has hit back at former CEO Daniel Kernaghan’s unfair dismissal case, saying he was sacked for mishandling a harassment complaint against a manager.

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BHP’s $110M class action settlement OK’d, with half going to lawyers, funder
Class Actions 2025-12-05 11:00 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has approved a $110 million settlement in a class action against BHP over the collapse of a tailings dam, and has OK’d fees and commission reducing the sum by 50 per cent, despite concerns the costs were excessive.

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SkyCity shareholder can’t bring action over $67M AUSTRAC penalty
Securities 2025-12-05 11:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A SkyCity shareholder has lost his bid to bring a case against former executives and directors at the ASX-listed casino seeking to recoup a $67 million penalty over breaches of money laundering regulations. 

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HWL Ebsworth wants $130M negligence case sent back to referees
Professional Negligence 2025-12-08 11:32 pm By Cindy Cameronne

HWL Ebsworth, which was found liable for negligent advice on a Parramatta land development, wants the issue of damages returned to two referees, saying the experts’ findings would have a significant impact on how much the firm had to pay.

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Ramsay Health Care loses challenge to health centre near Greenslopes Hospital
Appeals 2025-12-08 11:56 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Ramsay Health Care has lost its challenge to development approval for a community health care services centre near its Greenslopes Hospital in Brisbane, with a court finding the centre would not interfere with the hospital’s operations. 

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Judge calls out funder’s ‘extraordinary’ fight against bid to drop WestConnex class action
Class Actions 2025-12-04 11:52 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A funder that has refused to continue funding a class action over the WestConnex road project is also fighting the plaintiff’s bid to discontinue the case, with a judge calling the funder’s opposition “very problematic”. 

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Delta Power hits back at ASIC market manipulation case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-12-04 11:51 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Delta Power & Energy, the owner of the Vales Point coal-fired power station in NSW, will defend ASIC proceedings accusing it of manipulating the market for electricity futures contracts by arguing that it acted honestly. 

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Court tosses challenge to Santos’ Narrabri gas pipeline
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-12-05 11:56 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A community group has lost a legal challenge to a 50-60 km underground pipeline that will connect Santos’ $3.6 billion Narrabri gas project to the Hunter gas pipeline. 

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Slater & Gordon can’t duck ex-HR exec’s suit over email with salary data
Employment 2025-12-03 11:56 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Slater & Gordon has lost its bid to summarily dismiss a negligence suit by a former human resources executive who claims she was wrongfully accused of sending a firm-wide email containing sensitive salary data.

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