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Owners corporation loses bid to set aside Mercon DOCA
Construction 2025-12-23 11:54 pm By Andy Sidler

A judge has refused to set aside a deed of company arrangement passed by creditors of construction company Mercon, finding that the owners corporation of a 33-unit development has not proved the value of its $4.2 million claim. 

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Blockchain mining firm NGS wound up for ‘blatant’ contraventions
Cryptocurrency 2025-12-22 11:54 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A court has ordered the winding up of blockchain mining firm NGS Group and related companies, finding they operated in “blatant” violation of the Corporations Act.

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ANZ cops $250M penalty, judge tacks on $10M for ‘inexcusable’ bond conduct
Financial Services 2025-12-19 11:05 am By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered ANZ to pay $250 million in penalties in four cases by ASIC – $10 million more than the bank had agreed to pay – saying ANZ had “substantially deceived” the government by overstating bond trading volumes.

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TechnologyOne wins dismissal of long-running suit by former exec
Employment 2025-12-19 11:55 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

After a years-long legal battle, a judge has thrown out an unfair dismissal suit by a former TechnologyOne executive, finding he was lawfully terminated for failing to adapt to the company’s management structure.

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Homes Victoria did not overstep with decision on public housing demolition: court
Construction 2025-12-22 11:50 pm By Andy Sidler

An appeals court has rejected a class action’s challenge to a finding that Homes Victoria had a legitimate purpose in deciding to demolish and redevelop public housing towers in Melbourne, despite “lamentable” lack of consultation. 

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Judge ‘very uncomfortable’ with funder’s novel costs bid in KPMG class action
Class Actions 2025-12-18 11:58 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has expressed concerns about a funder’s novel application for its costs in a partially settled shareholder class action over the collapse of mining company Cudeco, saying everyone was getting a payday except group members. 

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Drug makers back in court five years after settling case over Merck TM
Intellectual Property 2025-12-19 11:17 pm By Sam Matthews

German drug maker Merck KGaA is fighting US drug company Merck Sharp & Dohme over the alleged use of the ‘Merck’ mark in Australia, five years after their intellectual property spat was settled. 

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Insurers lose bid to join MTR, UGL to case over Northwest Rail Link
Construction 2025-12-19 11:55 pm By Sam Matthews

A group of insurers can’t join Northwest Rail Link joint venture partners MTR and UGL to a suit by CPB Contractors and John Holland over a $100 million policy, with a judge saying the joint venture’s interests in the case are commercial rather than legal. 

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Developer Point Bay wins judge’s recusal from Global Capital case
Real Estate 2025-12-19 11:46 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A judge has recused herself from a case by liquidators for real estate investment firm Global Capital Property Fund against Point Bay Developments, after hearing the corporate regulator’s application to wind up the fund.

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The Australian says claim JLL exec sexually harassed junior at strip club is true
Defamation 2025-12-18 11:59 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The publisher of The Australian has hit back at a defamation case by a former JLL executive, saying it was substantially true that he fondled a drunk junior female colleague’s breast at a strip club. 

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