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Crown sues Lendlease over combustible cladding at Metropol
Entertainment 2025-02-06 11:15 pm By Sam Matthews

Crown has sued Lendlease and a host of other companies that signed off on the use of combustible cladding on the façade of the Metropol in Southbank, which it says resulted in two years of expensive rectification work.

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NT says court has no jurisdiction to hear COVID quarantine class action
Class Actions 2025-02-04 3:43 pm By Sam Matthews

The Northern Territory government is fighting a false imprisonment and wrongful death class action by the family of an Indigenous woman who died at a COVID-19 quarantine facility.

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Associate of Graaf Group founder can’t block sale of $22M Potts Point property
Real Estate 2025-02-04 11:44 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has rejected an “ambitious and novel” freezing order sought by a creditor and former associate of bankrupt Graaf Group founder Gennaro Autore over a $22 million boutique hotel in Potts Point.

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Armour takeover case against Baker McKenzie can’t boost damages to $135M
Corporate 2025-01-31 11:54 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has rejected a new pleading that would have upped the damages to $135 million in a case by a shareholder of failed energy company Armour Group alleging law firm Baker McKenzie was knowingly involved in a plan to take control of the company for cheap.

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India wins foreign state immunity appeal in fight over $111.3M arbitral award
Arbitration 2025-01-31 10:32 pm By Sam Matthews

The government of India has overturned a finding that it couldn’t dodge a $111.3 million arbitral award in a dispute with three Mauritian companies, with an appeals court finding it did not waive foreign state immunity in the case.  

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Pawn shop class action lead applicant MIA, court hears
Class Actions 2025-01-31 10:37 pm By Sam Matthews

A class action alleging a pawn shop gave vulnerable customers loans with annual interest rates of 480 per cent has lost contact with its lead applicant and is looking for another, a court has heard. 

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Law firm failed to bring ‘blindingly clear’ $1M claim for economic loss, court told
Trials 2025-01-30 5:28 pm By Sam Matthews

The plaintiff in a negligence case against Waller Legal has told a court the firm ignored his “blindingly clear” claim for loss of earning capacity in a historic sexual abuse case.

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Netflix denies axing manager for taking maternity leave
Employment 2025-01-29 10:52 pm By Sam Matthews

Netflix says it was reasonable to make a manager redundant while she was on maternity leave, saying it was part of a restructure and that “ongoing performance issues” meant she was not suitable for a new role.

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Lendlease class action scolded by court for ‘consistent disregard’ for deadlines
Class Actions 2025-01-29 3:56 pm By Sam Matthews

The plaintiffs in a shareholder class action against Lendlease have lost their bid for further discovery from the builder, with a judge taking a swipe for their “flagrant” failure to meet deadlines.

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Schiphol ups stake in Brisbane Airport ahead of Olympics
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-01-31 11:03 pm By Sam Matthews

Dutch airport operator Schiphol has upped its shareholding in Brisbane Airport ahead of the 2032 Olympic Games, guaranteeing itself a second board seat. 

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