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WestConnex class action funder loses fight with lead plaintiffs
Class Actions 2024-09-13 11:03 pm By Andy Sidler

The funder backing a class action over the construction of Sydney’s WestConnex tunnel has come up short in a dispute with the matter’s lead plaintiffs.

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Builder on hook for $8.7M for Tweed Heads townhouse development defects
Construction 2024-09-12 11:12 pm By Andy Sidler

A Queensland builder has been hit with $8.7 million in damages after residents of its townhouse development in Tweed Heads South, NSW suffered damage from defective waterproofing.

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Boral class action trial paused as appeal flagged over questioning of ex-CEO
Trials 2024-09-11 3:35 pm By Christine Caulfield

Trial in a shareholder class action against Boral has been halted amid an appeal over a decision to allow questioning of former CEO Michael Kane about an email that mentioned a confidential EY report.

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Class action can grill Boral boss over email reference to EY’s dismal take on US biz
Trials 2024-09-10 3:13 pm By Christine Caulfield

Boral’s former CEO Michael Kane can be questioned at trial over a reference he made in an email to findings by EY about the building material group’s poor performing US windows business, despite claims that the findings were privileged.

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Judge rejects NABā€™s bid for class closure in Walton class action
Class Actions 2024-09-03 1:43 pm By Sam Matthews

The judge overseeing an $100 million class action against NAB over the collapse of Walton Construction has rejected the bankā€™s bid for soft class closure ahead of mediation.

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Sydney developer on hook for $11.2M over role in Plutus blackmail scheme
Tax 2024-08-28 11:38 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A property developer has been ordered to pay $11.2 million to the liquidators of Plutus Payroll after a judge found he helped an employee of the defunct payroll services company “wash” money he blackmailed from the companyā€™s directors.

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Sacked Laing O’Rourke exec wins $1.5M for unfair dismissal over fight with Stayz hosts
Employment 2024-08-28 11:15 pm By Andy Sidler

Engineering and construction firm Laing O’Rourke has been ordered to pay a former employee $1.5 million in loss and damages following his dismissal over false claims he was aggressive towards Stayz hosts who complained about a late night work party.

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3A Compositesā€™ cladding comparable to petrol, class action trial told
Trials 2024-08-26 11:36 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A class action trial has heard that allegedly flammable Alucobond panels provided by 3A Composites and supplier Halifax Vogel are comparable to petrol and could present an ā€œinsurmountable challengeā€ to containing a fire.

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High Court upholds court’s power to set aside arbitration ruling in $130M spat with Chevron
High Court 2024-08-14 10:42 pm By Sam Matthews

The High Court has rejected an appeal from a joint venture that provided work on Chevron’s Gorgon liquified natural gas project that argued the Western Australia appeals court lacked power to uphold a ruling that set aside an arbitration ruling in a $130 million dispute over the project.

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Acciona must deliver bank guarantees for $511M waste-to-energy plant
Energy & Natural Resources 2024-08-14 1:57 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has ruled that Acciona must deliver $38.6 million in bank guarantees to the entity in charge of a $511 million waste-to-energy plant in Western Australia, despite allegations of insolvency levelled by the Spanish infrastructure giant.

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