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Dover Heights couple wins case over defects in $2.8M house
Construction 2026-01-23 11:46 pm By Christine Caulfield

A couple has been awarded over $423,000 in damages from a builder for defective work on their $2.8 million Dover Heights home, including water damage and mould.

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In self-driving cars class action, Tesla says drivers told to be ‘fully attentive’
Class Actions 2026-01-22 11:23 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Tesla has denied a class action’s claims that it misled consumers about the capabilities of its self-driving cars, saying drivers were reminded about feature limitations and warned to be “fully attentive” while operating the cars. 

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Uber found to have breached contract by deactivating driver over complaints
Contracts 2026-01-22 11:50 pm By Cindy Cameronne

In the first of dozens of similar cases to be decided, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has found Uber breached its contract with a driver by deactivating his account over seven complaints.

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Zoetis hit with costs in bovine gene patent spat
Intellectual Property 2026-01-22 11:33 pm By Sam Matthews

Zoetis has been ordered to pay Scidera’s costs of defending an unsuccessful summary dismissal application on a lump sum basis in a dispute over a bovine gene patent, with a judge rejecting its “premature” bid for a set-off. 

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Corrs Chambers snaps up tax partner from Baker McKenzie
Business of Law 2026-01-22 11:35 pm By Andy Sidler

A tax specialist has made the jump to Corrs Chambers Westgarth, after more than a decade at Baker McKenzie.

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In TM battle with Zip, Firstmac tells High Court honest concurrent use test not subjective
Intellectual Property 2026-01-21 11:23 pm By Andy Sidler

More than just subjective intention is relevant to the defence of honest concurrent use in trade mark law, non-bank lender Firstmac has told the High Court in its dispute with buy now, pay later giant Zip Co.

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Builder, broker on $320M Box Hill medical hub project take row to court
Real Estate 2026-01-22 11:01 pm By Sam Matthews

Builder Maxcon, financier Maxcap and mortgage broker ACMC are caught up in litigation over certificates of title underlying collapsed developer APH Holding’s $320 million Wellington Health precinct in Melbourne’s Box Hill.

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Former PwC CEO sued for defamation by wife over lewd post
Defamation 2026-01-21 11:02 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Former Carlton Football Club president and ex-chief executive of PricewaterhouseCoopers, Luke Sayers, has been sued by his estranged wife for defamation over a lewd social media post that eventually led to his resignation from the football club.

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BHP wins spat with Aquila over mining tenement boundary
Appeals 2026-01-22 11:42 pm By Sam Matthews

An appeals court has handed BHP a win in a dispute with Aquila Steel over the boundary between their neighbouring mining tenements, rejecting Aquila’s “fanciful” argument about the construction of a 58-year-old document.

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Golden Mile not barred from bringing conversion claim against Lakewood Mining
Energy & Natural Resources 2026-01-22 11:52 pm By Andy Sidler

A court has granted gold milling company Golden Mile leave to redraft its statement of claim in a dispute against Lakewood Mining over Lakewood’s alleged conversion of fresh waste rock. 

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