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Tronox wins case against employee who posted confidential info on LinkedIn
Tronox has won its case against former employee who was found to have published confidential information on LinkedIn, with the employee also losing a recusal application that cited the judge’s Indigenous heritage.
Union loses fight over public holidays under mining award
A labour hire firm operated by BHP units has won a fight with a union over public holiday allowances and shift lengths for black coal mine workers, with an appeals court finding it's not necessary for workers to have the same holidays off.
Rebel Wilson’s evidence ‘complete revision of history’, court hears
Do not believe “any word” said by actor and director Rebel Wilson in her defence against a defamation case by actress Charlotte MacInnes, after her evidence was “obliterated” by her own witnesses, a silk has said at the close of trial.
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Gallagher added to sut against QBE over Imperial Towers defects
A judge has granted Hassall Developments' bid to join insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher to a lawsuit against QBE over an $80 million special risks policy after “serious defects” were allegedly found in its Imperial Towers development in Parramatta. 
Alucobond class action members may be told to pursue 3A overseas
A class action that failed to prove 3A Composites and Halifax Vogel misled consumers about alleged flammable Alucobond cladding wants to notify group members they may be able to bring claims in Germany.
Philips may face US-level damages in CPAP class action
Group members in a class action against Philips over alleged defective sleep apnea machines may seek to rely on US law, with potentially “major consequences” for how much damages they could receive, a court has heard. 
Child removal class actions to be dropped after funder bows out
Two class actions against the state of Queensland over the removal of Indigenous children from their families are set to be discontinued after losing litigation funding.
Shareholders can revise class action against Grant Thornton, iSignthis
A judge has approved amendments to a shareholder class action against iSignthis and auditor Grant Thornton, over the opposition of the fintech firm, which argued the changes would amount to an abuse of process.
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Court OKs development application for North Shore apartment block
A court has granted development approval to an 85-unit apartment block in Sydney's North Shore that exceeds height restrictions, finding that strict compliance is unnecessary given the development will provide affordable housing. 
ASIC’s key claim against TelstraSuper fails, despite some success
The corporate watchdog’s first case under internal dispute resolution regulations has had mixed results, with a court finding compliance failures by Telstra Super but no under-resourcing.