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SOP Act not at odds with Australian Consumer Law, judge says
A judge has found that Victoria's SOP Act is not at odds with the Australian Consumer Law, refusing to set aside a $1.85 million adjudication determination in a dispute over a $38 million contract for a Glen Iris residential development.
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Carlyle sets sights on Australia with renewables infrastructure platform
US-based investment firm Carlyle has announced the launch of a clean energy infrastructure platform for the development of solar, battery storage and green hydrogen projects in Australia and the UK. 
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ABD Group liquidators win more time for $23M voidable transaction claims
Liquidators of the ABD Group of construction companies have won a brief reprieve from the three-year limitation period to launch voidable transaction cases worth up to $23.2 million.
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Boral expands Melbourne footprint with Wallan Concrete plant purchase
Building materials giant Boral has acquired the Wallan Concrete plant 45km north of Melbourne's CBD for an undisclosed sum, two months after its purchase of a Victorian sand producer.
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Modco liquidators can pursue different unfair preferences claims in ‘mothership’ case
The liquidators for defunct Perth builder Modco Residential have won court approval to bring claims for unfair preferences and unreasonable director-related transactions against multiple defendants in one "mothership" case.
EnergyAustralia admits carbon credits don’t undo harms of fossil fuels
EnergyAustralia has admitted that its ‘Go Neutral’ carbon offset product did not prevent or reverse the harms associated with the burning of fossil fuels. 
Software engineer resolves sex discrimination case against Xero
An engineer who sued accounting software company Xero, alleging she was paid a lower salary than male colleagues, has resolved her case.
No loss proven in CBA cases, but all is not lost for shareholder class actions
In explaining where CBA shareholders went wrong in proving damages from the bank's omissions over an AUSTRAC probe, the Full Federal Court has given class action plaintiffs the clearest indication yet of how they might win.
JB Hi-Fi class action judge says 30 per cent GCO ‘a good deal’
A judge hearing Maurice Blackburn's application for a 30 per cent group costs order in a consumer class action against JB Hi-Fi has opined that an all-in group costs order was a better deal for group matters than the return in a typical funded case.
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Judge shuts down Parkview’s tweak to cross-claims in Australia Towers cladding suit
A judge has rejected Parkview Constructions' bid to tweak its cross-claims in a lawsuit over alleged combustible cladding at the Australia Towers in Sydney Olympic Park.