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Judge won’t split trial against CFMEU three ways
Employment 2018-05-29 10:07 pm By Miklos Bolza

A Federal Court judge has refused an interlocutory application to split an upcoming trial in a case by the building watchdog against theĀ Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union despite both parties agreeing to the move.

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Judge axes claim in NAB Docklands construction dispute
Construction 2018-05-21 10:16 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has upheld a court referee’s dismissal of construction subcontractor Brighton Australia’s claimĀ  that global contractor Multiplex violated the Australian Consumer Law by making misrepresentations in a subcontract for construction work on the NAB flagship office building in the Melbourne’s Docklands neighborhood.

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CFMEU official John Lomax wins AFP payout over blackmail charges
Employment 2018-05-21 9:20 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Australian Federal Police has settled a malicious prosecution case brought by former CFMEU organiser John Lomax over blackmail charges against the union official that were dropped just months later.

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Blackmail case dropped against CFMEU bosses John Setka, Shaun Reardon
Article 2018-05-16 8:46 pm By Christine Caulfield

Construction, Forestry, Mining, and Energy Union bosses John Setka and Shaun Reardon have walked free from court after prosecutors on Wednesday dropped blackmail charges related to the union’s boycott of Boral concrete.

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Judge recuses himself after raising spectre of legal watchdog
Legal Ethics 2018-05-14 2:31 pm By Christine Caulfield

A Victorian Supreme Court judge has recused himself from proceedings over costs in a construction dispute, after vowing to send transcripts of the case to the state’s legal watchdog.

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Gram Engineering wins $2M in design patent case
Intellectual Property 2018-04-24 6:24 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Bluescope Steel has been ordered to pay over $2 million to fencing manufacturer Gram Engineering after the Federal Court ruled Bluescope infringed Gramā€™s registered design for a fencing panel sheet.

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FWC won’t delay super union merger
Employment 2018-03-16 3:15 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Fair Work Commission has refused a bid by an employer group to halt the merger of theĀ Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union and two other unions while a challenge is heard.

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Slater and Gordon seeks costs for CFMEU merger objections
Employment 2018-03-14 3:18 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Slater and Gordon is seeking costs for defending against unsuccessful challenges brought by two industry groups to the merger of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union with two other unions.

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Industry groups appeal FWC approval of CFMEU merger
Herbert Smith Freehills 2018-03-09 6:59 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Industry groups filed an appeal yesterday of a Fair Work Commission decision that granted approval to the merger of theĀ Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union with two other unions.

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Bunnings defeats challenge to Sydney development plans
Construction 2018-03-09 6:57 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Bunnings Properties Pty Ltd has defeated a challenge brought by the Ku-ring-gai Council to its plans for development at the site of the former 3M building in a Sydney suburb.

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