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ExxonMobil, Woodside approve final investment for Victorian natural gas project
ACCC 2025-03-18 11:42 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

ExxonMobil Australia and Woodside Energy have approved a final investment for a project to drill new wells offshore in Victoria’s Gippsland Basin.

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Acciona settles dispute over $511M waste-to-energy plant
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-03-18 11:50 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Spanish infrastructure company Acciona has resolved proceedings over a contract for the construction of a $511 million waste-to-energy plant in Western Australia.

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Mitsubishi wins bid to shield fuel consumption probe from class action
Class Actions 2025-03-17 11:40 am By Sam Matthews

A judge has accepted Mitsubishi’s argument that an investigation into the fuel consumption of its Triton cars is protected by litigation privilege and should not be handed over to a class action.

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High Court must solve honest concurrent user ‘conundrum’, Cantarella says in ‘Oro’ appeal
Appeals 2025-03-17 5:51 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Vittoria Cantarella has taken the fight to revive its ‘Oro’ trade marks to the High Court, arguing the Full Court should have found it was an honest concurrent user of the marks, which were first used by another coffee maker.

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Melbourne Symphony Orchestra slams pianist’s ‘fundamentally misconceived’ case
Employment 2025-03-17 11:51 pm By Andy Sidler

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has told a court that Jayson Gillham’s suit over a recital that was scuppered over critical Gaza comments should be tossed because the pianist was not an employee.

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Sinking homes judge says settling common questions a ‘material change’, but rejects discovery
Class Actions 2025-03-17 11:05 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has rejected claims from the defendants in a sinking homes class action by Sydney homeowners that determining common question is not a ‘material change’ that would warrant additional discovery, but still declined to order discovery.

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ASIC moves to wind up investment firm Falcon Capital
ASIC 2025-03-17 2:48 pm By Andy Sidler

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission will seek to wind up investment firm Falcon Capital after obtaining freezing orders over its assets. 

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Sydney Flames escapes former coach Shane Heal’s defamation suit
Defamation 2025-03-17 11:02 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A judge has thrown out a defamation case lodged by former Sydney Flames head coach Shane Heal, who claimed the club published defamatory public statements over allegations he bullied members.

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Westpac pays $130M to settle last banking royal commission class action
Financial Services 2025-03-14 11:20 pm By Christine Caulfield

Westpac has agreed to fork over $130 million to settle a class action over payment of flexible commissions to car dealers, a practice that was banned by the corporate regulator seven years ago.

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Junior doctors class actions settle with Victorian hospitals for $175M
Employment 2025-03-14 2:30 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A group of class actions against healthcare providers in Victoria that allegedly failed to pay junior doctors for overtime have settled for $175 million. 

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