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A judge has questioned the tiered structure of a group costs order sought by the law firm running a class action against Mineral Resources, but the firm argued Wednesday it would need the highest rate if a flat fee were ordered.
The parties in a class action against agricultural giant GrainCorp over alleged noise and odour pollution from a factory in rural Victoria have failed to seal the deal on a settlement reached last month.
The world-first ban on kids accessing social media will extend to online discussion platform Reddit and live-streaming service Kick, and more platforms could be added to the "dynamic" list, which is subject to review by the eSafety commissioner.
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Developer Villawood wants to add its director’s three daughters to its case over an alleged “dishonest and fraudulent design” to divert valuable management fees for a project in Wallan, Victoria to the director’s family company.
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Engineering firm Wood & Grieve has failed to convince a judge to compel CPB Contractors to provide it with further and better particulars in a dispute over work on Perth's Elizabeth Quay redevelopment.
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Several Apache Corporation units have failed to block Santos from withdrawing admissions in a long-running fight over $83 million in tax credits related to Apache's $2.1 billion sale of certain assets, with a judge finding Apache’s prejudice arguments were “significantly overstated”.
A judge has refused to strike out claims of serious harm in a defamation case by a pro-Israel activist against the owner of Sydney restaurant Cairo Takeaway, finding the activist did not need to plead to his prior reputation.
Two axed executives of real estate broker Jones Lang LaSalle have sued the publisher of The Australian over articles they say destroyed their professional reputations and cost them up to $15 million each in earnings.
Law firm Gillis Delaney has defeated a bid for third-party costs by a warehouse management software company that was named in an intellectual property dispute, with a judge rejecting claims the firm was not authorised to act and acted unreasonably.
Meta has successfully opposed an Australian start-up's 'Reelstar' trade mark, with a delegate finding it was too similar to the social media company's mark for its short-form video brand Reel.