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Ex-Greenwoods partner loses lawyers in case over Lendlease’s ‘aggressive tax position’
Tax 2025-03-27 4:29 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Lawyers for a former partner of tax advisory firm Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills will cease to act for him in his case alleging he was sacked for complaining about client Lendlease’s “aggressive taxation position”. 

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Adjudicator may have misconstrued SOPA, but court lets decision stand
Construction 2025-03-27 11:23 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has handed a win to a builder in a dispute with an RSL club, finding that even if an adjudicator wrongly construed a provision of the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act, his decision could still stand.

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Luxury builder Glenvill wins appeal in drawn-out battle with Amcor
Construction 2025-03-27 11:39 pm By Andy Sidler

After more than a decade, luxury home builder Glenvill is a step closer to remediation for an asbestos clean-up at an industrial site in the Melbourne suburb of Alphington, purchased from Amcor for residential development.

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MinRes unit loses privilege spat in suit over ‘defective’ wellhead system
Construction 2025-03-27 11:33 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Rio Tinto unit Energy Resources has lost its privilege claim over an internal investigation into the failure of one of its wellhead systems, which is at the centre of a defects claim against equipment manufacturer Cactus Wellhead.

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CoStar makes best and final offer for Domain
M&A 2025-03-27 11:47 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

US real estate company CoStar has made a second offer to buy real estate listing site Domain, upping its offer price by more than 5 per cent.

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Fashion retailer Jeanswest collapses, to close over 90 stores
Restructuring & Insolvency 2025-03-26 11:26 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Clothing brand Jeanswest will close more than 90 stores across the country after being placed in voluntary administration for the second time in five years.

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Knowmore class action defendant seeks boost from recent declassing decision
Class Actions 2025-03-26 11:16 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The peak body for community legal centres argues a case over alleged cookie cutter legal advice should be stripped of class action status, citing a recent judgment in a case against a Victorian law firm, but a judge noted there may be significant differences. 

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PE exec’s case over ‘unhelpfully vague’ termination email may have legs: court
Employment 2025-03-26 11:08 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The former director of a private equity firm has been allowed to advance a claim that she was unlawfully booted from the company, after a judge described communication about her firing as “unhelpfully vague”.

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Pepper spray class action claims Victoria police intended to injure protestors
Trials 2025-03-26 11:22 pm By Andy Sidler

Mid-trial amendments to a class action over Victoria Police use of pepper spray on environmental protesters in 2019 claim officers deployed the spray knowing and intending that it would harm the activists.

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Slater & Gordon refers former employee to police over email with salary data
Business of Law 2025-03-25 1:32 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Slater & Gordon suspects a former employee who knew its security protocols sent a firm-wide email containing sensitive salary data last month and has referred the findings of its investigation to Victoria Police.

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