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Obeids, Macdonald ask High Court to toss convictions for bid-rigging
Appeals 2025-02-06 11:10 pm By Andy Sidler

Jailed former Labor politicians Ian Macdonald and Eddie Obeid, and his son Moses Obeid, have asked the High Court to toss their convictions for conspiracy to rig a mining exploration tender.

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Steller directors deny they intended to make $120M guarantee
Construction 2025-02-10 11:14 pm By Andy Sidler

Former directors of Steller Developments have told a court they did not intend to guarantee the company’s debt in the event of bankruptcy, as trial kicked off in proceedings by the collapsed Melbourne developer’s liquidators. 

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Defunct Westpac unit RAMS settles trade mark dispute with fund manager
Intellectual Property 2025-02-06 11:54 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Defunct Westpac mortgage broker RAMS has reached a settlement in a trade mark stoush with fund manager Real Asset Management.

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Enviro group appeals MACH Energy’s Mt Pleasant coal mine extension
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-02-06 4:42 pm By Cindy Cameronne

An environmental group has lodged an appeal over the extension of the Mount Pleasant coal mine in NSW operated by MACH Energy.

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Contingency fee rates on rise as nearly 30 law firms get in on action: report
Exclusive 2025-02-05 11:23 pm By Christine Caulfield

The rate of contingency fees granted out of the gate in class actions in Victoria’s Supreme Court has shot up, and more than two dozen law firms are now vying for their chance at a tidy payday, according to a new report.

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ABC managing director admits oversight in Lattouf dismissal case
Employment 2025-02-05 11:06 pm By Andy Sidler

ABC managing director David Anderson has admitted in cross-examination that there was a “missing step” in former presenter’s Antoinette Lattouf’s dismissal.

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Insurer AAI can’t escape combustible cladding class action
Appeals 2025-02-05 3:00 pm By Cindy Cameronne

AAI has lost its bid to appeal an order joining it to a class action over alleged combustible cladding installed at two high-rise towers in Liverpool, NSW. 

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Dovetail withdraws bid to keep lawyer’s case under wraps
Employment 2025-02-05 11:36 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Tech start-up Dovetail has withdrawn its bid to suppress details of a “scandalous” lawsuit brought against the company and its CEO by an in-house lawyer.

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NSW builder Clarke Homes collapses after ‘escalating costs’ of material, labour
Construction 2025-02-07 1:31 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Citing rising costs of materials and labour, NSW Central Coast builder Clarke Homes has entered voluntary administration, with several building projects incomplete.

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Child removal class action gets more time to clarify claims
Class Actions 2025-02-05 3:10 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A child removal class action against the state of New South Wales has been given more time to clarify its pleadings after a judge raised concerns that parts of the “important case” were unclear.

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