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AkzoNobel has lost its bid to add new expert evidence after the conclusion of trial in a dispute with Inpex over allegedly defective anti-corrosive coating used on the $45 billion Ichthys natural gas project.

Tronox has won its case against former employee who was found to have published confidential information on LinkedIn, with the employee also losing a recusal application that cited the judge’s Indigenous heritage.

A joint venture contracted to build a battery storage facility in the Melbourne Renewable Energy Hub, expected to be one of the world's largest, has dropped a suit against renewables developer Equis alleging it was entitled to a 50 per cent reduction in its bank guarantees.

Lawyers running a class action against Qantas over flight cancellations during COVID-19 will take home $15 million from a $105 million settlement, while the funder is set to receive another $25 million, a court has heard.

A judge has ruled that lender Monland can recover a $39 million debt against the director of a property developer whose Hawthorn project encountered “severe difficulties”.

A Rawson Group unit has successfully argued that it was entitled to rescind an option deed to buy land in the Southern Highlands of NSW after the soil was classified as a “problem” that posed real risks of increased building costs.

A barrister for KIIS FM shock jock Kyle Sandilands has responded to allegations that he bullied co-host Jackie 'O' Henderson by claiming his behaviour was desirable under his contract, saying “if you buy Kyle, you get Kyle”. 

The word 'day' in thousands of building contracts at the centre of a class action against Perth builder BGC Housing Group refers to a calendar, not working, day, a judge has said in a ruling that may have a significant impact on damages in the case.

A judge has ordered the developer of a luxury apartment block in Vaucluse, Sydney to pay builder Reform Projects over $260,000, after finding a payment claim sent to the same email as earlier claims had been validly served.

The Victorian Supreme Court has rejected a bid by gold sellers Sun Capital Investments and Australian Gold Capital to stop Westpac from closing its bank accounts, finding there was no serious question to be tried.