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EastLink operator wins dispute with Transurban over $10M fee
Transportation & Infrastructure 2024-12-19 11:19 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Australia’s largest toll road operator, Transurban, has been ordered to pay compensation to ConnectEast in a dispute over an annual services fee of $10 million.

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Funder behind WestConnex class action hit with indemnity costs
Class Actions 2024-12-12 11:25 pm By Andy Sidler

The funder behind a class action against Transport for NSW that has switched law firms five times has been hit with indemnity costs after it failed to brief a barrister in a dispute over its bid to rescind trust funds.

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Transport for NSW loses appeal over land acquisition near Sydney airport
Appeals 2024-12-09 11:20 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

An appeals court has found Transport for NSW was not empowered to compulsorily acquire land for the ‘public purpose’ of the Western Sydney Airport. 

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Aurizon’s Flinders Logistics buy wins ACCC nod after deal restructure
Corporate 2024-11-28 11:31 pm By Christine Caulfield

Rail freight operator Aurizon has secured ACCC clearance for its proposed acquisition of stevedoring business Flinders Logistics after restructuring the deal.

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Qube slashes Martinus’ costs in spat over terminal construction
Construction 2024-12-02 11:20 pm By Christine Caulfield

Logistics giant Qube has partially prevailed in setting aside amounts Martinus Rail claimed it was owed under a contract for work at an intermodal freight terminal in Moorebank, NSW.

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WiseTech Global faces class action by shareholders
Technology 2024-11-12 11:14 pm By Christine Caulfield

WiseTech has been hit with a class action over disclosures linked to the performance of its acquired businesses, but the recent allegations plaguing the logistics software company could come under the microscope too.

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Domestic airfares soared after collapse of regional carrier Rex, ACCC finds
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-11-12 2:32 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Australia’s consumer regulator has found that domestic airline customers are facing less choice and higher prices following the collapse of regional airline Rex.

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Funder pulls out of WestConnex class action
Transportation & Infrastructure 2024-10-25 1:34 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The funder bankrolling a class action by residents allegedly displaced by the construction of the $16.8 billion WestConnex tunnel has abandoned the case.

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Herbert Smith Freehills adds partners to strengthen energy team
Energy & Natural Resources 2024-10-25 2:43 pm By Sam Matthews

Herbert Smith Freehills has lured two lateral partners to bolster its projects, energy and infrastructure practice in Australia.

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Trucking company facing class action over fatal train crash
Class Actions 2024-10-24 11:38 pm By Sam Matthews

A Queensland trucking company is facing a class action by owners of $2.4 million in cargo aboard a freight train that was derailed in a fatal collision with a truck on New Year’s Eve.

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