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Origin Energy hit with $12M in penalties
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-01-10 9:43 am By Sam Matthews

Origin Energy has submitted to $12 million in penalties over breaches of its life support obligations, including deregistering or disconnecting premises where someone was receiving life support. 

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Bulldogs take fight over damages for fan’s abuse to High Court
Appeals 2025-01-10 1:28 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Western Bulldogs, formerly the Footscray Football Club, has launched a High Court challenge to a $6 million award to a fan who was sexually abused by a club volunteer.

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ExxonMobil sues Andrew Forrest-linked NGO for defamation
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-01-09 6:27 pm By Sam Matthews

ExxonMobil has sued an NGO linked to Andrew Forrest, alleging his company Fortescue has “orchestrated a campaign to compete” by funding lawsuits against it.

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FIRB blesses $233M acquisition of Georgiou Group
Construction 2025-01-14 11:51 pm By Andy Sidler

European construction company STRABAG Group has received Foreign Investment Review Board to acquire Australian construction company Georgiou Group for $233 million.

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Judge slashes contingency fee in Insurance Australia class action
Class Actions 2025-01-09 9:11 am By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has cut Slater & Gordon’s 33% contingency fee in a class action against Insurance Australia, saying it was too high since there was nothing “particularly novel” about the case.

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Dexus, GPT sue contractor over Australia Square Tower flood
Construction 2025-01-14 10:55 pm By Andy Sidler

The owners of Sydney’s Australia Square Tower have filed proceedings over $250,000 in damage allegedly caused by a subcontractor that flooded the iconic skyscraper’s lift shaft.

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Lander & Rogers faces client lawsuit over $2.9M bill
Lander & Rogers 2025-01-14 10:47 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A former Lander & Rogers client that was hit with a $2.9 million legal bill for work on a construction matter has taken the firm to court, calling its costs disclosures “grossly inadequate”. 

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Tenth junior doctors class action filed after run of court wins
Class Actions 2025-01-09 9:53 am By Sam Matthews

Law firm Gordon Legal has filed a tenth class action on behalf of junior doctors in Victoria who were allegedly underpaid for shift work, after several landmark wins in similar cases. 

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BHP’s Mt Arthur Coal not permitted to conduct ‘trial by ambush’ in injury case
Employment 2025-01-09 10:09 am By Andy Sidler

A court has dismissed Mt Arthur Coal’s attempt to tender unserved affidavits at trial in a miner’s personal injury case, agreeing that it would amount to “trial by ambush”.

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GM hit with class action over allegedly defective Holden transmissions
Class Actions 2025-01-08 6:26 pm By Cindy Cameronne

General Motors is facing a class action over Holden vehicles allegedly fitted with faulty transmission systems over the last 13 years. 

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