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HSF advises government-owned green bank on $160M real estate investment
Construction 2025-03-31 11:53 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised government-owned green bank the Clean Energy Finance Corporation on its $160 million co-investment in sustainable construction projects.

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Court rejects plea to halt reburial of Indigenous remains
Environment 2025-03-31 11:53 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A court bid to bar reburial of the remains of 108 Indigenous people, including the oldest known human remains found in Australia, has been dismissed.

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AUSTRAC wants intel in Entain case kept out of criminal hands
Gaming 2025-03-28 2:13 pm By Cindy Cameronne

AUSTRAC has sought to suppress parts of its case against the operator of online gambling sites Ladbrokes and Neds, arguing the information should not get into the hands of criminals. 

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ANZ class action judge issues warning to third-party claim aggregators
Class Actions 2025-03-27 4:48 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge overseeing the settement approval process in a flex commissions class action against ANZ has issued a warning to third parties “seeking to profit” off group members, as a claim aggregator appears on the scene.

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COVID-19 quarantine class action should be tossed for ‘fabricated jurisdiction’, court told
Class Actions 2025-03-27 5:10 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The NT government says a class action by the family of an Indigenous woman who died at a COVID-19 quarantine facility had no business in the Federal Court.

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Lord of all trade mark battles goes to Federal Court
Intellectual Property 2025-03-27 11:04 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The IP rights holder of The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings franchises has appealed its loss in a trade mark battle with vegan burger chain Lord of the Fries.

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Senator Jacinta Price drops two defences in Land Council CEO’s case
Defamation 2025-03-27 11:29 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

NT Coalition Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has dropped two defences in defamation proceedings levelled against her by Central Land Council CEO Lesley Turner.

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Neometals defeats whistleblower case over Mercedes-Benz battery JV
Corporate 2025-03-27 11:49 pm By Sam Matthews

Lithium-ion battery recycling company Neometals has defeated a whistleblower suit by a former executive who made a raft of allegations, including IP theft, against its joint venture partner on a project to supply a battery recycling plant to Mercedes-Benz.

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Latham stands by refusal to apologise to MP Alex Greenwich for homophobic tweet
Defamation 2025-03-27 11:27 pm By Andy Sidler

Former NSW One Nation leader Mark Latham is pushing back on Sydney MP Alex Greenwich’s bid for indemnity costs, arguing that he was justified in rejecting defamation settlement offers that required an apology.

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Cooling-off orders in Sydney rail dispute not irrational: court
Employment 2025-03-27 11:54 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The Federal Court has dismissed an appeal by a union representing rail electricians of cooling-off orders made by the Fair Work Commission amid an ongoing dispute with Sydney Trains.

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