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Metricon ordered to identify allegedly infringed home designs
Home builder Metricon has been ordered to identify the specific drawings it alleges a Queensland builder copied, in proceedings alleging copyright infringement of two of its home designs.
Insurer loses bid for separate legal teams in silica exposure suit
A judge has rejected insurer AAI's bid to have a labour hire company and a mining contractor represented by separate legal teams in a worker’s negligence suit related to silica exposure.
Wotton Kearney faces Fair Work suit by former senior associate
A former senior associate at Wotton Kearney has brought a Fair Work case against the law firm, alleging he was unfairly dismissed from his role. 
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Packhorse Pastoral can’t appeal ‘point of no return’ ruling on arbitration
Agribusiness investment firm Packhorse Pastoral has lost an appeal bid in a row with placement agent Burgoyne Capital, after its $120 million portfolio of cattle stations was put up for sale following the death of a co-founder.
Court urged to reject $18M sinking homes class action settlement
A contradictor has urged a judge to reject an $18 million settlement in a class action over sinking homes, saying that owners' claims that were excluded had not been fully investigated.
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$18M sinking homes class action settlement may not be fair, court told
A contradictor has urged a judge to reject an $18 million settlement in a class action over sinking homes, saying that owners' claims that were excluded had not been fully investigated.
Wotton Kearney lures insurance duo from Hunt & Hunt
Wotton Kearney has picked up two seasoned personal injury experts from Hunt & Hunt, beefing up its Victorian insurance practice. 
V’landys can’t keep Australian Turf Club spat out of defamation case
A judge has allowed a racing news publication to file an amended defence in defamation proceedings by Racing NSW boss Peter V'landys to rely on particulars of the racing group's fight with the Australian Turf Club.
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Judge warns Pacific Werribee owner may not get ‘second bite of cherry’
The co-owner of Pacific Werribee shopping centre's has defended an engineering expert's decision to stray from an agreed model in drafting a report for trial in a $356 million defects case, even as the court warns it may not get a "second bite of the cherry".
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Pacific Werribee co-owner must hand over photos in case over $600M sale
A judge has ordered Pacific Shopping Centres unit Wadren to hand over photos of the Pacific Werribee shopping centre car park from 2017 and 2018 to co-owner QIC Werribee in a dispute over alleged structural defects.