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Builder’s pursuit of second SOPA adjudication an abuse of process: appeals court
Appeals 2026-02-10 11:32 pm By Christine Caulfield

An adjudicator’s finding that it had no jurisdiction to rule on a payment claim in a dispute over a Sydney development was a binding determination under SOPA, an appeals court has said in upholding a decision that a builder’s pursuit of a second, favourable adjudication was an abuse of process.

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Court rejects challenge to ‘major event’ declaration ahead of Isaac Herzog visit
Policy and Regulation 2026-02-09 11:12 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A judge has tossed a challenge by the Palestine Action Group to the NSW government’s decision to declare the visit of Israeli President Isaac Herzog a ‘major event’ triggering new protest rules enacted in the wake of the Bondi massacre. 

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Mazars partners cut from Antai Solar’s $9.3M embezzlement claim
Accounting 2026-02-09 11:54 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A solar company’s claims against 12 Mazars’ partners have been dismissed from a $9.3 million embezzlement lawsuit, after a judge found the allegations had no prospects of success.

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US law firm’s fees not recoverable as costs, court rules in defamation case
Business of Law 2026-02-09 11:34 pm By Andy Sidler

The former president of the Federation of International Polo, who successfully defeated a defamation suit by a prominent polo benefactor, has failed to recover $1.2 million in legal fees paid to a US law firm.

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Macquarie fights ‘unclear and unfair’ changes to Nuix class action
Class Actions 2026-02-06 11:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Macquarie is fighting a bid to amend a class action over an alleged misleading prospectus for Nuix’s $1.8 billion IPO only months out from trial, calling the changes “unclear and unfair”. 

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KFC rest breaks class action strikes partial settlement
Employment 2026-02-06 11:12 pm By Andy Sidler

A class action representing KFC workers who were denied rest breaks has reached a settlement with the bulk of the fast food chain’s franchisees targeted in the case.

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Aristocrat’s gaming patent win stands after High Court denies special leave
Intellectual Property 2026-02-06 11:45 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Aristocrat has fended off the Commissioner of Patents’ challenge to a finding that its Lightning Link poker machine is capable of being patented, with the High Court declining to weigh in on the patent for a second time. 

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Rebel Wilson dumps lawyers in ‘The Deb’ defamation cases
Defamation 2026-02-06 11:30 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Actress Rebel Wilson has fired lawyers who were representing her in NSW Supreme Court and Federal Court defamation proceedings linked to her film ‘The Deb’.

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Dexus privilege claims halved, but doc spat with APAC shareholders rages
Transportation & Infrastructure 2026-02-09 11:16 pm By Andy Sidler

Dexus has halved the number of documents it claims are shielded by legal privilege from production to fellow owners of airport operator APAC ahead of trial over an alleged breach of a shareholder deed, a court heard Monday.

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High Court won’t hear appeal by prefab home builder
Construction 2026-02-09 3:31 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has declined to grant special leave to a prefab home builder that was hit with $500,000 in damages for engaging in misleading and deceptive conduct by convincing a couple to vary their contract to allow the use of cladding they had previously rejected.

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