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Snowy 2.0 hydro project halted amid union’s safety concerns
Work on the country’s biggest renewables project has again halted after the AWU again raised safety concerns about the use of ‘refuge chambers’ on the project. 
Victoria says pepper spray class action about protestor ‘misbehaviour’
Defending a class action brought over Victoria Police’s use of force against protestors at a mining conference in 2019, the state has told a court the case would centre on when peaceful protesting crosses a line.
In win for union, court muzzles St Vincent’s talk on bed closures
A nurses union has won orders barring St Vincent's Private from representing to nurses that protected industrial action in relation to the closure of beds at various hospitals is unlawful and unprotected.
Dominique Grubisa asks High Court to clarify accessorial liability
Wealth guru Dominque Grubisa wants the High Court to overturn a finding that she had actual knowledge her company's statements were misleading, saying the case raises unresolved questions about accessorial liability.
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Allens poaches real estate partner from Clayton Utz
Allens has bolstered its real estate team with the recruitment of a long-time Clayton Utz partner to join its Sydney office.
Former commercial silk joins Supreme Court bench
A former silk who also served as special counsel at the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has been elevated to the Supreme Court of Western Australia. 
Class actions pile up against 3M
3M is now facing two class actions in Victoria, after being hit with a case on behalf of ADF members who claim they suffered hearing loss from using defective combat earplugs.
Bakers Delight challenges reverse onus finding in Fair Work case
Bakers Delight has filed a challenge to a finding that it was subject to a statutory reverse onus aimed at employers, in a Fair Work Ombudsman underpayments case against a franchisee.
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Belmore’s St George Hotel settles fight over approval for digital business signs
The iconic St George Hotel in Belmore has settled its dispute with the local council, agreeing not to use flashing signs or digital signs that might “unreasonably dazzle” passing drivers. 
Legal fees to eat up more than half of COVID-19 class action settlement
Legal fees will eat up more than half of a $3.5 million settlement reached in a class action over deaths at a NSW aged care facility during the COVID-19 pandemic.