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University of Sydney staff can’t continue racial discrimination case as class action
Human Rights 2025-11-17 11:42 pm By Cindy Cameronne

University of Sydney staff members who claim a professor unlawfully “named and shamed” them as pro-Israel have lost their bid to continue their racial discrimination case as a class action, while the university has lost a summary dismissal bid in a similar case.

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Sydney developer sues Fairfax for defamation over arson story
Defamation 2025-11-14 11:54 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The owner of Sydney developer Coronation Property has sued Fairfax for defamation over a Sydney Morning Herald story that allegedly linked him to arson attacks on two childcare centres and the home of YouTuber Jordan Shanks. 

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ASIC appeals conflicted remuneration case against Freedom execs
ASIC 2025-11-14 11:52 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

ASIC has lodged an appeal of a ruling that tossed its conflicted remuneration case against Freedom Insurance’s former boss and another executive over a sales incentive scheme.

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Developer can’t appeal modification rejection under Heritage Act, court says
Construction 2025-11-17 11:06 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A judge has tossed a developer’s challenge to a NSW Heritage Council decision on a new residential development plan for the site of the former Kenmore Hospital in Goulburn, saying there was no decision to appeal.

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Court approves $8.7M settlement in Exactech class action
Class Actions 2025-11-13 4:49 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has approved a “modest” $8.7 million settlement in a class action against medical device maker Exactech over allegedly defective joint replacements, saying the settlement was fair and reasonable given the limited assets of the company, whose parent has filed for bankruptcy in the US.

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Woolworths exec sues for overwork, discrimination after cancer diagnosis
Discrimination 2025-11-12 11:44 pm By Christine Caulfield

Woolworths Group’s chief growth officer is taking the supermarket giant to court, claiming she faced excessive workloads and discrimination after she was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer.

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Law Society’s approach to $3M case dooms insurer’s bid for quick win
Insurance 2025-11-12 11:49 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The NSW Law Society’s unusual approach to a proposed case against a law firm principal for a clerk’s alleged embezzlement of client funds means insurer Lawcover’s summary dismissal bid must fail, a judge has said.

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Shangri-La director strictly liable in Victoria’s combustible cladding suit
Construction 2025-11-13 11:07 pm By Christine Caulfield

The director of collapsed Shangri-La Construction is personally liable for the $3.2 million in costs of rectification work on external cladding at an apartment complex in southeast Melbourne, a judge has found.

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Mining tech firm’s light tower invention not new or innovative: court
Intellectual Property 2025-11-12 11:54 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Mining equipment supplier Southern Cross Industrial has lost its suit alleging an industrial lighting manufacturer infringed its patent for a portable light tower, with a judge finding the patent invalid.

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Russia loses High Court fight over embassy lease termination
Real Estate 2025-11-12 3:20 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Russia has lost its High Court challenge to the federal government’s decision to terminate its lease on a site where it intended to build a new embassy in Canberra, but the court found the Commonwealth must pay the country reasonable compensation. 

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