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ConnectEast can’t have restitutionary interest against CityLink after $51M judgment
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-09-08 2:04 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Eastlink operator ConnectEast has lost its bid for restitutionary interest after a judge found CityLink’s operator overcharged tens of millions of dollars in toll roaming fees.

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Mayfair’s Mawhinney hit with 15-year injunction in ASIC case
ASIC 2025-09-05 11:56 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has hit Mayfair Group director James Mawhinney with 15-year injunctions, after finding he took a “cavalier attitude to compliance” in marketing notes tied to Mission Beach properties in Queensland. 

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Adina owes Trenerry’s West End $2.3M for terminating Melbourne hotel lease
Real Estate 2025-09-05 11:05 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered Adina West Melbourne to pay $2.3 million to Trenerry’s West End LandCo, including $1 million in unpaid rent, despite finding COVID-19 lockdowns were a force majeure event under the lease.

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CBA class actions sent back for possible pursuit of ‘no transaction’ claims
Class Actions 2025-09-04 11:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Two failed shareholder class actions against Commonwealth Bank have been returned to a judge to decide if ‘no transaction’ claims can still be pursued, a move CBA argues is a way to keep alive cases that are “truly dead”.

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Harvey Norman fails in ‘barely arguable’ appeal over interest free ads
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-09-05 4:02 am By Cat Fredenburgh

The Full Federal Court has tossed Latitude Finance and Harvey Norman’s appeal of a ruling that found the retailer’s ads touting ‘interest free’ payment methods were misleading. 

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‘Worst of all possible worlds’: Judge rejects Blue Sky shareholder’s bid for novel split trial
Securities 2025-09-02 11:17 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The shareholder leading a class action against failed fund manager Blue Sky Alternative Investments has lost a bid for a split trial it accepted was novel, despite arguing the usual course for trials in securities cases was “misconceived”.

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‘Clearly untenable’: Court tosses CPB Contractor’s $63M disruption delay costs claim
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-09-04 11:20 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A judge has struck out builder CPB Contractor’s “clearly untenable” claim against Transport for NSW for $63 million in delay costs for work on the Pacific Highway upgrade.

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Mastercard can’t shield in-house counsel’s communications in ACCC case
Financial Services 2025-09-01 11:03 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Mastercard has lost its claim for legal professional privilege over communications between its chief financial officer in Singapore and in-house counsel about merchant agreements the ACCC alleges were anti-competitive. 

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Contingency fee of 33% justified in novel Sportsbet class action: judge
Class Actions 2025-08-29 11:56 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has approved a 33 per cent group costs order in a class action against Sportsbet, saying the relatively high rate was justified by the risks of running the “relatively novel case”, which seeks repayment of gambling losses stemming from allegedly unlawful services.

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Failed construction company director owes liquidator $10M, court says
Construction 2025-09-01 11:53 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A court has ordered the de facto director of failed construction company Trinco to pay its liquidator $10 million, finding that the builder had been trading while insolvent since 2018.

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