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High Court confirms employers must consider redeployment before redundancy
Employment 2025-08-06 11:27 pm By Andy Sidler

The High Court has upheld a decision that found Helensburgh Coal should have tried to redeploy 22 workers it dismissed as redundant and replaced with contractors.

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Mayne denies continuous disclosure breaches in feud with Cosette
M&A 2025-08-06 11:46 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Mayne Pharma has denied US drug maker Cosette’s claims it breached its continuous disclosure obligations in relation to US FDA concerns about marketing for its Nextstellis contraceptive, as the drug makers spar over their $672 million merger.

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Oxford Nanopore brings patent infringement case against MGI
Intellectual Property 2025-08-06 11:25 pm By Christine Caulfield

Genomic sequencing company Oxford Nanopore Technologies has sued MGI Australia alleging infringement of four patents covering nanopore technology.

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K&L Gates nabs Deloitte tax partner with transfer pricing dispute chops
Business of Law 2025-08-06 11:53 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

K&L Gates has bolstered its tax disputes offering, snagging a partner from Deloitte with experience in transfer pricing controversies for its Sydney office.

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Barrister moves to disqualify cavoodle case judge over lunch with silk
Defamation 2025-08-05 11:05 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A Sydney barrister who won defamation proceedings against Nine over an Instagram-famous cavoodle has sought to disqualify a judge from hearing a dispute with her solicitors over costs, citing a lunch he had with Nine’s silk. 

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Lion Property Group entities wound up, as Victoria Police eyes liquidators’ report
Construction 2025-08-06 11:50 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A judge has made winding up orders against companies connected to Lion Property Group and allowed Victoria Police to access a confidential report from the luxury Melbourne developer’s provisional liquidators.

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‘Outlandish training’: Ex-NRL player sues club over career-ending injury
Sports 2025-08-05 11:30 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Former NRL player Lloyd Perrett has launched a lawsuit against his former club, alleging his career was cut short after sustaining permanent injuries from the club’s training regime.

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Santos should prove it can pay for Reindeer gas clean-up, suit says
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-08-06 11:13 pm By Andy Sidler

An environmental group has taken Santos and NOPSEMA to court, alleging the  offshore oil and gas regulator failed to ensure the gas giant has the financial means to decommission its Reindeer gas field in Western Australia. 

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Lipman loses $7M payment claim row with A-Civil over Eugowra emergency housing
Construction 2025-08-06 11:17 pm By Andy Sidler

Construction company Lipman has struck out in its bid to claw back a $7 million payment determination made in A-Civil’s favour, with a court finding no error by an adjudicator. 

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Live exports case set for more delays, as class action files appeal
Appeals 2025-08-05 11:41 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The applicant in a long-running class action over the government’s live exports ban has lodged an appeal after a judge has found that no additional cattle would have been exported to Indonesia in 2012 and 2013 if the ban had not been in place.

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