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TransUrban to pay $9.26B for WestConnex stake
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-08-31 1:09 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A consortium led by TransUrban will pay $9.26 billion for a 51 per cent stake in in the WestConnex highway project, one day after the ACCC found the deal would not substantially lessen competition.

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ACCC greenlights TransUrban bid for WestConnex stake
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-08-30 10:55 am By Cat Fredenburgh

The ACCC has approved TransUrban’s bid for a majority stake in the WestConnex highway project, after TransUrban agreed to publish toll data to help bidders compete for toll road concessions. 

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$40M class action launched over Sydney Light Rail project
Class Actions 2018-08-29 10:12 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A group of 61 business owners has filed a class action against the NSW government alleging they suffered losses as a result of the Sydney Light Rail project.

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Judge slams ‘uncooperative’ Volkswagen in dieselgate case
Class Actions 2018-08-29 8:32 pm By Miklos Bolza

A Federal Court judge has criticised Volkswagen for being “uncooperative” in refusing to tell the court who authorised the defeat device at the heart of the auto giant’s diesel emissions cheating scandal.

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Lawyers look to expand class action against Ford
Class Actions 2018-08-28 10:13 pm By Miklos Bolza

Lawyers wants to expand the class action brought against the Ford Motor Company of Australia over allegedly defective Powershift transmissions, seeking court approval to increase the class size and bring new unconscionable conduct claims.

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Auto giants ready to talk settlement in Takata class actions
Product Liability 2018-08-28 9:54 pm By Miklos Bolza

Six major car companies indicated Tuesday they were open to a quick settlement of class actions brought on behalf of potentially hundreds of thousands of Australian drivers whose cars were fitted with defective and deadly Takata airbags.

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Judge won’t shut down wrongful death action in US over Qld air crash
Product Liability 2018-08-24 10:20 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has refused a bid by two Australian companies to shut down a long-running wrongful death case in the US brought by the families of 15 people killed in an air crash near the Lockhart River in North Queensland in May 2005.

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NSW gets second chance in Opal card privacy case
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2018-08-24 8:46 pm By Miklos Bolza

Transport for NSW can appeal a decision by the state’s Civil and Administrative Tribunal that found collection of passengers’ travel history data through the Opal card system breached privacy laws. 

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ACCC moves WestConnex decision up a week
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-08-22 9:29 am By Cat Fredenburgh

The ACCC will announce its decision on TransUrban’s proposed bid for a majority stake in the $16.8 billion WestConnex highway project a week early, in light of the New South Wales Government’s timetable for reviewing bids.

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Lux Sydney retailer can’t strike NSW’s defences in light rail construction suit
Real Estate 2018-08-16 6:03 pm By Miklos Bolza

Australian luxury watch retailer Watches of Switzerland has lost a bid to strike out Transport for NSW’s defences in a case seeking damages for the ongoing construction of the light rail project in Sydney’s CBD.

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