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Lendlease, Acciona lock horns over $160M engineering acquisition
Contracts 2021-10-26 3:30 pm By Miklos Bolza

Infrastructure developers Lendlease and Acciona are suing each other for tens of millions of dollars over alleged losses stemming from Acciona’s $160 million acquisition of Lendlease’s engineering business, which saw it take over the Gawler rail project in South Australia.

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NCAT quashes fresh challenge to COVID-19 vaccination orders
COVID-19 2021-10-26 12:01 pm By Bianca Hrovat

The New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal has struck down another challenge to a public health order mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for healthcare workers, saying it lacked the necessary jurisdiction to review the order’s merits.

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Developer wins GST class action appeal despite misleading investors
Real Estate 2021-10-25 5:53 pm By Miklos Bolza

A Canberra property developer that misled investors about GST on its apartments does not have to pay compensation to the lead applicant in a class action against it, an appeal court has found.

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Judge finds Montara oil spill ‘widespread’, in win for class action
Class Actions 2021-10-25 2:15 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge overseeing a class action against the Australian arm of Thai state owned oil giant PTT has rejected attempts to limit the claimed damages from one of Australia’s largest oil spills, saying the disaster was “widespread” across Indonesian islands in the Timor Sea.

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Tax commissioner defamed accountant Vanda Gould but has valid defence
Defamation 2021-10-25 3:51 pm By Bianca Hrovat

Embattled Sydney accountant Vanda Gould has lost his defamation case against the Commissioner of Taxation, with a court finding Chris Jordanā€™s defamatory comments constituted a ā€œrobustā€, but proportional, counter-attack to Gouldā€™s public disparagement of the Australian Tax Office.

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Injunction extended in ACCC’s challenge to Virtus’ acquisition of Adora
Corporate 2021-10-25 3:13 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has won an injunction to stop Virtus from completing the purchase of rival Adora Fertility until a court has ruled on the competition regulator’s challenge to the acquisition.Ā 

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Ex-Rentokil employee denies fraudulent scheme led to $3.2M payment
Employment 2021-10-25 1:58 pm By Miklos Bolza

An ex-Rentokil supply manager has admitted that payments from the pest control company totalling $3.2 million were sent to his bank accounts but has denied this was part of a fraudulent invoicing scheme.

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Embattled Sports Flick founder brings $12.7M case against former investors
Corporate 2021-10-25 2:34 pm By Christine Caulfield

The founder of troubled sports streaming start-up Sports Flick has filed a $12.7 million lawsuit against former investors seeking to be reinstated as director and shareholder of the company.

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Arrium class action plaintiffs can’t delay hearing on group costs order
Class Actions 2021-10-22 3:01 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Victorian Supreme Court will push ahead with a hearing for a group costs order in a class action by Arrium shareholders despite requests by the applicants that it be put off until after judgment is issued on the second-ever group costs order request.

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All HWL Ebsworth partners to be named in ex-partner’s $4.4M lawsuit
Business of Law 2021-10-22 2:29 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge won’t make HWL Ebsworth managing partner Juan Martinez the representative defendant in a former partner’s $4.4 million lawsuit against the firm, saying Martinez’ interests and those of the other partners could diverge.

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