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Slater & Gordon can’t duck ex-HR exec’s suit over email with salary data
Slater & Gordon has lost its bid to summarily dismiss a negligence suit by a former human resources executive who claims she was wrongfully accused of sending a firm-wide email containing sensitive salary data.
AFL wins strike-out of OHS claims in concussion class action
The AFL has won its bid to strike out occupational health and safety claims from a class action over its concussion management practices.
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Lendlease loses appeal in $120M Campbelltown land case
Lendlease has lost its appeal of a ruling that shot down its bid to enforce a $120 million purchase agreement for five plots of land in Campbelltown against a company controlled by the Macarthur-Onslow family. 
Bruce Lehrmann knew Higgins did not consent, Full Court says in tossing appeal
Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann has lost his challenge to a finding that that he raped colleague Brittany Higgins, with an appeals court going further in finding Lehrmann was not just recklessly indifferent to Higgins' consent, but knew she was not consenting and "proceeded nonetheless”.
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Timber company loses fight with Valuer-General over $110M forest
Grand Ridge Plantations has lost an appeal seeking to halve the official valuation of its Gippsland timber forest, with a court finding that the trees on the land must be included in its assessed value.
Judge makes $5M penalty against Noumi available to class action
A judge has ordered that a $5 million penalty ASIC won against Noumi be made available for distribution to group members in a class action against the food giant, on top of a $43 million settlement. 
Sydney Trains reaches settlement in underpayments class action
Sydney Trains has reached an in-principle agreement to settle a class action by operations staff alleging a “systemic pattern” of underpayments and overwork.
Chartered Accountants suspends former PwC chief executive
Former PriceWaterhouseCoopers chief executive Tom Seymour has been fined $15,000 and suspended as a chartered accountant, shortly after he was banned from acting as a tax agent over the firm's tax leaks scandal.
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Allens reps Pamoja Capital in sale of UniLodge to Samty
Law firm Allens is behind the recent sale by Pamoja Capital of a majority stake in UniLodge to Japanese property developer Samty.
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Pipe manufacturer Buteline added to residential defects suit
New Zealand-based pipe manufacturer Buteline has been added to a case seeking damages over the installation of allegedly defective water pipes in a residential building in the Northern Territory.