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Lawyer admits affidavit filed with copy and paste witness signature
Legal Ethics 2025-04-24 11:49 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A lawyer has been reprimanded after admitting he copied and pasted the electronic signature of a colleague as a witness to an affidavit filed with the Victorian Supreme Court.

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James Hardie says it won’t delist from ASX without shareholder vote
Construction 2025-04-28 11:22 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Building materials giant James Hardie has promised it won’t seek foreign exempt listing status and will not de-list from the ASX without the green light from shareholders, following backlash to its $14 billion merger with US home decking provider AZEK.

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Court approves Sev.en-funded recapitalisation of Callide power station
Construction 2025-04-28 11:17 pm By Andy Sidler

The owner of the Callide power station in Queensland, IG Power, has won court approval for a recapitalisation that will see major shareholder Sev.en inject millions to cover its debts.

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Self-storage REIT acquires stake in Abacus Storage
M&A 2025-04-28 11:22 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Self-storage investor National Storage REIT has acquired a stake in rival Abacus Storage Kings, which is currently mulling a $1.9 billion takeover offer from a rival.

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Keybridge to stay in administration pending Nick Bolton appeals
Justice Mark Leeming 2025-04-24 11:57 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Keybridge CEO Nick Bolton has won a stay of orders ending the company’s administration as he appeals that ruling and another that found he and two other directors were validly removed and replaced at a board meeting.

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iSignthis, auditor Grant Thornton hit with class action
Class Actions 2025-04-23 1:59 pm By Christine Caulfield

A shareholder class action has been lodged against iSignthis and auditor Grant Thornton over the delisted fintech’s 2018 financial statements.

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Ben Roberts-Smith says reporter using MinterEllison lawyers as ‘shield’
Defamation 2025-04-23 11:14 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Ben Roberts-Smith has accused Nine journalist Nick McKenzie of using his lawyers as a “shield” against claims he had access to confidential and privileged legal strategy in the former soldier’s failed defamation case.

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Amcor takes long-running remediation fight with Glenvill to High Court
Appeals 2025-04-24 11:09 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has been asked to weigh in on when a court should step in when the machinery governing the entitlement to payments in a contract breaks down, in a dispute between luxury home builder Glenvill and Amcor over asbestos remediation at an industrial site in the Melbourne suburb of Alphington.

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Roberts Co NSW to be sold to UAE developer Arada Group
Construction 2025-04-24 11:44 pm By Christine Caulfield

Roberts Co NSW is to be acquired by United Arab Emirates builder Arada, a month after the Australian construction business put its Victorian unit in administration.

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Tech error affecting 22K group members delays $50M ANZ class action settlement
Class Actions 2025-04-23 10:59 pm By Andy Sidler

Court approval of a $50 million settlement in a class action against ANZ and superannuation trustee OnePath has been delayed, after 22,000 group members were excluded from an opt-out notice due to a problem with OnePath’s computing process.

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