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CFMEU, Setka face potential class action over member ‘blacklist’
A Canberra-based law firm is investigating a class action against the Victorian branch of the CFMEU's construction division alleging the union blacklisted hundreds of members.
Ex-Star GC tells court she had no independent reporting obligation to board
During trial on Monday, ASIC also accused Star's former top lawyer of giving false evidence about alleged cash for chip transactions in junket operator Suncity’s VIP room.
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Judge shoots down Crown Group director’s objection to $500,000 payments
A judge has found the liquidators for collapsed developer Crown Group would be justified in making $500,000 in payments to related companies Quay Group and Westport, over objections from a director that he was not consulted on a solicitor's retainer.
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CFMEU accused in potential case of blacklisting members from construction sites
A class action investigation alleges the Victorian branch of the CFMEU's construction division banned hundreds of members from building sites in the state.
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ExxonMobil, Woodside approve final investment for Victorian natural gas project
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
Spanish infrastructure company Acciona has resolved proceedings over a contract for the construction of a $511 million waste-to-energy plant in Western Australia.
Mitsubishi wins bid to shield fuel consumption probe from class action
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.
High Court must solve honest concurrent user ‘conundrum’, Cantarella says in ‘Oro’ appeal
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.
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra slams pianist’s ‘fundamentally misconceived’ case
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.