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Super fund that vetoed First Guardian can shield due diligence intel
Super fund HUB24, which rejected the now collapsed First Guardian fund as an investment for members, can protect its due diligence process from getting into the hands of rival Diversa, whose members weren't so lucky.
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‘Fairly disastrous’: Star may have sued wrong company in defects case, judge says
A judge has put Star on the hook for over $1 million in Buildcorp's legal costs after largely losing its suit over alleged defective construction work on its Sydney casino, describing the case as "fairly disastrous".
Judge ‘very, very unhappy’ with progress in Hyundai, Kia class actions
The judge overseeing class actions against Hyundai and Kia has taken the parties to task over lack of progress in the cases, calling them out for “paying lip service” to the obligation to proceed expeditiously. 
Court orders Macquarie to pay $35M in ASIC’s short-sale reporting case
A court has ordered Macquarie Securities to pay an agreed $35 million penalty after finding that “serious deficiencies" in its reporting systems resulted in repeated failures to accurately report short sales.
Victoria to pay $125M in hotel quarantine class action
Victoria will pay $125 million in a settement finalised on Monday in a class action over the state's COVID-19 hotel quarantine program.
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InterCon operator Mulpha can’t rely on engineer’s report in Macquarie St development row
The operator of Sydney's InterContinental Hotel, which is challenging approval of a development in Macquarie Street, can't rely in its case on an engineering report showing the alleged threat to the structural integrity of a hotel driveway.
Racing NSW flags appeal of ruling on Australian Turf Club administration
Racing NSW is planning to appeal a ruling that found its appointment of an administrator to the owner of Sydney's Randwick Racecourse over financial concerns was invalid, saying the court's decision puts it in a "precarious" position.
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Sydney residents appeal strikeout in case over Oxford St cycleway
Three Sydney residents have appealed a ruling that gutted their suit against the city of Sydney and Transport for New South Wales alleging that a new cycleway on Oxford Street is discriminatory.
Court strikes out blockchain group’s suit against Fairfax
A judge has struck out a crypto company's injurious falsehood case against the Sydney Morning Herald's publisher after finding its statement of claim did not plead a cause of action.
BCI takes aim at CoreLogic’s ‘desperate’ evidence objections
Real estate data company BCI has slammed US analytics company CoreLogic’s "desperate" objection to a second data set in their data scraping fight, saying it's an attempt to cut off one mode of proving loss.