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Court tosses security concierge officer’s case against Meriton
Employment 2025-11-04 11:43 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Meriton has won summary dismissal of a security concierge’s Fair Work claims, with a judge finding the case had no prospects of success.

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Qld developer of beachfront high-rise knocks back $10M ruling for builder
Construction 2025-11-05 11:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

An adjudicator’s decision awarding $10 million to a builder on Queensland developer Heran Group’s high-rise luxury apartment building in Main Beach lacked procedural fairness after he went outside the parties’ submissions, a judge has found. 

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Builder loses appeal in spat with RW Capital over $26M Brookvale project
Appeals 2025-11-05 11:32 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A builder has lost an appeal arguing that a RW Capital unit was bound by an alleged contract to develop land in northern Sydney, said to be worth $25.75 million, after the trial judge found the claim was “doomed to fail”.

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Plaintiffs in WestConnex suit win dismissal of third suit by funder
Real Estate 2025-11-05 11:22 pm By Sam Matthews

The lead plaintiffs in a lawsuit against Transport for New South Wales over the compulsory acquisition of land for the WestConnex road project have won their bid to toss a third suit brought by the funder which backed the case.

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Newron wins discovery for potential suit over Parkinson’s drug Xadago
Intellectual Property 2025-11-03 11:27 pm By Christine Caulfield

Suspecting infringement of patents for its Parkinson’s drug, Xadago, biopharmaceutical company Newron has won preliminary discovery of documents from generic drug maker Arrotex Pharmaceuticals.

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Arada’s Australian boss can’t shut down vote on his termination
Construction 2025-11-04 11:40 pm By Christine Caulfield

The managing director of the Australian arm of property developer Arada has lost his bid to bar a vote on his termination as he and the group’s CEO sling allegations of misconduct and dishonesty. 

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Frasers wins costs for suit that lawyers, judge said was a ‘bad idea’
Construction 2025-11-04 11:52 pm By Christine Caulfield

Owners of apartments in Sydney’s One Central Park have been ordered to pay Frasers’ costs in defending a suit that sought declarations in relation to defective planter boxes on the building’s façade.

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Isuzu’s appeal falls short in trade secrets spat with Directed Electronics
Intellectual Property 2025-11-03 11:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Isuzu has lost an appeal bid to shut down a lawsuit by car alarm company Directed Electronics over alleged trade secrets theft, after an earlier case left it with a $169 million damages bill.

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ASIC wins OK to pursue case against Solve My Debt despite liquidation
ASIC 2025-11-03 11:45 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The corporate cop has won court approval to proceed with a consumer suit against debt manager Solve My Debt, despite the company falling into liquidation.

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Strip search class action says NSW trying again to declass case
Class Actions 2025-10-31 11:21 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A class action against NSW over festival strip searches says the state is attempting, again, to declass the proceeding after the lead applicant was awarded $93,000 in damages.

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