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High Court asked to weigh in on public housing class action
Class Actions 2026-02-10 11:06 pm By Andy Sidler

A class action over the planned demolition of public housing towers in inner-city Melbourne has appealed to the High Court, arguing a failure to give notice of the rebuild affected residents’ right to remain in settled social communities.

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Rebel Wilson gets new lawyers in ‘The Deb’ defamation cases
Defamation 2026-02-10 2:32 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

New lawyers have stepped in to represent Rebel Wilson in defamation proceedings linked to her film ‘The Deb’, after the actress fired her lawyers ahead of a planned hearing last week.

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Sydney silk found dead after being hit with child abuse material charges
Crime 2026-02-10 3:23 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Criminal barrister Mark Dennis SC has been found dead at his inner-west Sydney home just weeks after being charged with possessing, importing and transmitting child abuse material.

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Privilege over silk’s advice waived in Moolarben Coal, Komatsu row: court
Energy & Natural Resources 2026-02-10 11:51 pm By Andy Sidler

A court has found that Moolarben Coal waived privilege over legal advice given by a Sydney silk in the course of a warranty dispute over a Komatsu haul truck that caught fire.

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Kmart says ‘no reasonable basis’ for Uyghur forced labour claims
Retail 2026-02-10 11:46 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Kmart is fighting a discovery bid by a representative body for members of the Uyghur ethnic minority, saying there is “no reasonable basis” for believing it misled the public about alleged modern slavery risks in its supply chain.

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City Beach appeals $14M penalty in ACCC’s first button battery case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2026-02-10 11:12 pm By Christine Caulfield

Fashion retailer City Beach is challenging a $14 million penalty secured by the ACCC in the consumer regulator’s first enforcement action for breaches of button battery safety standards.

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Lendlease reaches deal with Cbus on $2B malls fund
Real Estate 2026-02-11 11:18 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Cbus has reportedly agreed to acquire all the units in Lendlease’s $2 billion shopping centre fund, which includes some of the country’s largest mall assets.

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Lawyers ditch Forte Construction in iProsperity liquidators’ case
Restructuring & Insolvency 2026-02-11 11:28 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Lawyers for Forte Sydney Construction are ceasing to act for the developer, which is being sued by the liquidators of collapsed real estate fund manager iProsperity seeking to recover more than $3 million.

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Taylor Construction sued over car salesroom project
Construction 2026-02-11 11:52 pm By Andy Sidler

HVAC specialist Ellair Solutions has sued builder Taylor Construction Group after it allegedly placed works on a four-storey car salesroom in Croydon on hold in 2018. 

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Judo Bank loses bid for injunction against ‘injurious’ billboards
Financial Services 2026-02-10 11:56 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Judo Bank has failed to secure an injunction against a disgruntled customer who launched a billboard campaign against it amid a dispute about a loan for a $65 million property.

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