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Dealer loses $9M suit against GM over decision to retire Holden brand
Competition & Consumer Protection 2026-01-09 2:28 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A former Holden dealer has lost a $9 million suit alleging General Motors misleadingly represented that it was “100% committed” to the line a few years before it decided to discontinue the brand. 

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‘Not appropriate’ to donate leftover funds in PFAS class actions to charity, says judge
Class Actions 2026-01-09 11:34 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered the administrator for two class actions over PFAS contamination that settled for $153 million to pay the leftover funds to group members rather than to charities, saying it was not appropriate “to go around making donations”. 

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Personal injury lawyer’s ads warrant misconduct finding, bigger fine: tribunal
Personal injury 2026-01-09 11:07 pm By Christine Caulfield

A tribunal has ordered a Queensland solicitor to pay $30,000 for advertising personal injury services, up from the $2,000 penalty the lawyer agreed to pay, saying it was “concerning” the lawyer claimed ignorance of a breach of the law. 

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‘Paradigm shift’: Otsuka says High Court must reverse patent extension ruling
Intellectual Property 2026-01-08 4:29 pm By Sam Matthews

Otsuka Pharmaceuticals has asked the High Court to overturn a decision revoking its Abilify patent extension, saying the ruling, which limited the extension-of term scheme to active substances only, will “lead to a groundswell of court proceedings”.

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Seek, Employment Hero resolve misuse of market power lawsuit
Competition & Consumer Protection 2026-01-08 6:01 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A Federal Court suit by HR company Employment Hero accusing investor and rival Seek of misusing its market power has been resolved.

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Energy class action applicant slugged with $32M in costs for failed case
Class Actions 2026-01-08 4:56 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered the lead applicant in a failed class action against Queensland utilities Stanwell and CS Energy, which was slated to be worth $1 billion, to pay $32.4 million in costs.

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Dispute breaks out over Sorrento’s Continental Hotel
Construction 2026-01-09 11:48 pm By Andy Sidler

The purchaser of the site of the 108-room hotel Continental Hotel Sorrento has sued a consortium that rescued the development after it hit financial troubles, claiming it was excluded from the final stages of the receivership.

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Top 10 class action settlements of 2025
Class Actions 2026-01-07 6:47 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Class action settlements hit major milestones last year, with the year’s largest settlements totalling $1.6 billion and one case resolving for a historic $548.5 million.

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ADCO sues local council over Kew Recreation Centre collapse
Construction 2026-01-08 11:55 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

More than four years after the roof of the Kew Recreation Centre in Melbourne’s east collapsed, builder ADCO has filed a suit seeking millions in damages from the local council, alleging it provided a defective design which made collapse “inevitable”.

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St Kilda high-rise owners lose adverse possession claim over tennis court
Real Estate 2026-01-08 10:58 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The owners corporation for an apartment complex in the Melbourne suburb of St Kilda has lost its adverse possession claim over a tennis court mostly located on adjoining land, with a judge finding their use of the property was subject to a lease. 

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