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Court approves $8.7M settlement in Exactech class action
Class Actions 2025-11-13 4:49 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has approved a “modest” $8.7 million settlement in a class action against medical device maker Exactech over allegedly defective joint replacements, saying the settlement was fair and reasonable given the limited assets of the company, whose parent has filed for bankruptcy in the US.

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ASIC blitz targets Shield, First Guardian advisers, research firm
Financial Services 2025-11-13 11:37 pm By Christine Caulfield

The corporate cop has launched two new cases and sought approval to bring a third action over financial advice that led customers to sink hundreds of millions of dollars in retirement savings into the failed Shield and First Guardian investment funds.

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Mayne wins breathing room in fight to get Cosette merger over the line
M&A 2025-11-13 11:11 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Mayne Pharma has secured an extension of the deadline for securing Foreign Investment Review Board approval of its $672 million tie-up with US drug maker Cosette.

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Dexus must hand over data room Q&A in spat with Melbourne Airport operator
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-11-14 11:27 pm By Christine Caulfield

Airport operator APAC has won access to Q&A logs in a data room set up by shareholder Dexus for prospective buyers, in a dispute over whether the real estate asset manager breached a confidentiality deed.

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UN appointee wants in on cases over Woodside North West Shelf extension
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-11-14 11:11 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A United Nations special rapporteur has sought to intervene in three Federal Court cases opposing the federal environment minister’s decision to approve gas giant Woodside’s North West Shelf extension.

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Lendlease locks down $3B in new construction work
Construction 2025-11-14 11:56 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Lendlease has secured $3 billion in new construction work in recent months, the company told investors on Friday.

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NVIDIA-backed Firmus raises $500M for AI infrastructure project
AI 2025-11-14 11:26 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

NVIDIA-backed start-up Firmus has raised $500 million to drive the next stage of its $6 billion nationwide green AI infrastructure project, Project Southgate.

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Developer’s lawyers dodge personal costs order after trespass trial delay
Construction 2025-11-14 11:03 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A judge has refused to make a personal costs order against the former lawyers for a Canberra developer who sued two owners corporations for trespass and was lumped with costs after the trial was adjourned.

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Law Society’s approach to $3M case dooms insurer’s bid for quick win
Insurance 2025-11-12 11:49 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The NSW Law Society’s unusual approach to a proposed case against a law firm principal for a clerk’s alleged embezzlement of client funds means insurer Lawcover’s summary dismissal bid must fail, a judge has said.

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Report flags risk to $242B infrastructure pipeline from workforce shortage
Construction 2025-11-13 11:32 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Australia’s five-year major infrastructure pipeline has skyrocketed to $242 billion, according to a report from the government’s infrastructure advisor which warns shortages in labour and low construction productivity could put projects at risk. 

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