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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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FWC allows CFMEU merger to go ahead
Employment 2018-03-06 4:00 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Fair Work Commission has given the go-ahead to the proposed merger of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union with two other unions, a marriage that will result in a powerhouse union with over 144,000 members.

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Judge slams CFMEU’s ‘deplorable record’ of law breaking
Employment 2018-02-26 8:03 pm By Christine Caulfield

The CFMEU has a “deplorable record” of breaking industrial legislation, a Federal Court judge said Monday as it slapped the union and a Victorian delegate with a $105,000 fine for enforcing a closed union construction site in Melbourne.

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Amaca can’t get indemnity costs over asbestos settlement
Construction 2018-02-23 8:17 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has rejected Amaca’s bid for indemnity costs in a case over contributions to an asbestos class action settlement, but he did not rule on the company’s novel argument that a settlement resulting from mediation could count as the outcome of litigation in awarding costs.

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