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ASIC has called for a court to strike out negligence and public misfeasance claims in a suit by billionaire Clive Palmer alleging the regulator and its chief investigator were "improperly influenced” by corporate rivals.
Ubiquitous child entertainment group The Wiggles has admitted it likely breached consumer laws by selling Emma light-up headbands without warning consumers the dress-up toy contained button batteries, which can be fatal if swallowed.
BHP must compensate coal mine workers who were rostered to work at a Queensland mine on Christmas and Boxing Day without a reasonable right of refusal.
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Russia has lost its High Court challenge to the federal government’s decision to terminate its lease on a site where it intended to build a new embassy in Canberra, but the court found the Commonwealth must pay the country reasonable compensation.
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John Holland and the CFMEU have voluntarily nixed agreements requiring the construction company to use certain labour hire businesses on two major projects in NSW, after the ACCC raised competition concerns.
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After selling his $26 million Rose Bay mansion to AsheMorgan principal Michael Rothner in 2023, options trader David Waterhouse has levied allegations of “deliberate bad faith conduct”, on the first day of trial in a case over the mysterious removal of trees on a neighbouring property.
ASIC has filed proceedings against mineral exploration company AVZ Minerals and two of its directors, alleging the company failed to disclose a critical legal dispute, including a forgery claim, relating to a $32 million lithium mine deal.
Cosette plans to appeal a ruling that rejected its bid to terminate an agreement to merge with Mayne Pharma, as the US drug company also refuses to agree to conditions needed to win Foreign Investment Review Board approval for the tie-up.
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Octopus Australia has reached financial close on its $900 Blind Creek solar farm and battery project in NSW's Southern Tablelands region, clearing the way for construction to begin.
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A judge who previously questioned why Geocon's $4 million construction dispute over two Canberra developments was in the Federal Court has said he will continue to hear the case.