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Quest Dockland residents sue over COVID-19 rent relief
Commercial tenants of Quest Dockland’s Bourke Street apartment complex have filed proceedings against 45 landlords, claiming their requests for rent relief during the COVID-19 pandemic were ignored. 
Baker McKenzie partner returns from Hogan Lovells
Baker McKenzie has welcomed back a seasoned banking and finance partner after his five-year stint at Hogan Lovells came to an end when the firm decided to close its Sydney office. 
Jetstar hits back at class action over COVID-19 flight credits
Jetstar has hit back at a class action over COVID-19 flights cancellations, denying that it used “unfair tactics” to avoid providing the refunds customers say they were owed.
GM hit with class action over allegedly defective Holden transmissions
General Motors is facing a class action over Holden vehicles allegedly fitted with faulty transmission systems over the last 13 years. 
Another judge overturns decision for uncritical copying and pasting
In the latest case of a ruling being reversed for copying and pasting, a judge has quashed the AAT’s decision to cancel a student visa for failing to bring an independent mind to the issues.
Exactech class action continues settlement talks despite US bankruptcy
A class action against implant maker Exactech has been stayed in light of its US bankruptcy, but a carve out allows the firm that brought the case to continue settlement negotiations.
Babcock & Brown shareholders can’t stay costs orders in failed 10-year-old case
Shareholders in collapsed financial services firm Babcock & Brown have lost their bid to stay costs orders after losing a ten-year-old dispute.
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No early discovery for likely recovery in $350M suit against Probuild
The owners of the Werribee shopping centre in Victoria have lost their bid for preliminary discovery related to the likely recovery in their $356 million claim against builder Probuild. 
Chartered Accountants drops investigation into ex-PwC tax partner
Accounting disciplinary body Chartered Accountants ANZ has dropped its investigation into former PwC tax partner Wayne Plummer, who was linked to the firm's tax leaks scandal in 2023. 
Virbac loses bid to block generic animal drug
Animal health company Virbac has lost its interlocutory bid to block a generic version of its animal drug Cydectin Platinum by rival Abbey Laboratories.