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Owner of Perth’s Eastpoint Plaza hit with copyright suit
Design firm HUB Interiors has sued the owner of Perth's Eastpoint Plaza, alleging that its copyrighted office designs were passed on to other builders without its permission. 
Unfair to deprive Maurice Blackburn of higher fees in class action run with Slaters: judge
A judge has OK'd a settlement in a class action against Treasury Wine Estates, along with $27 million in fees charged by Maurice Blackburn and Slater & Gordon, after initially questioning the difference between the firms' rates.
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Sales process launched for troubled Whyalla Steelworks
The South Australian government has opened the sales process for the struggling Whyalla Steelworks, saying potential buyers had already shown strong interest.
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Acciona sues insurer Dual for $3M in defects remediation claims
An Acciona unit has sued Dual Australia, claiming the insurer is on the hook for $3 million in remediation for alleged design defects by a subcontractor on a Fulton Hogan quarry in Victoria. 
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Developer loses challenge to Victorian waste-to-energy plant
A real estate developer based in the Victorian town slated as the location for a waste-to-energy plant has lost its challenge to the proposed project.
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Rio Tinto, Hancock Prospecting commit $2.5B to Pilbara JV
Rio Tinto and Gina Rinehart-owned Hancock Prospecting will invest $2.47 billion to develop a Western Australian iron ore project as part of the Hope Downs joint venture.
‘Pull off band-aid’ on messages in Dovetail harassment suit: judge
The judge hearing a harassment suit by an in-house counsel at Dovetail has urged the software firm to "pull off the band-aid" and share text message evidence between the lawyer and company CEO Benjamin Humphrey.
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West Gate tunnel engineers sue software firm
The engineers that provided design services for Victoria’s West Gate tunnel project have sued software provider Midas, alleging it used the wrong formula to calculate stiffness in bridge designs. 
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Court OKs demolition for Third.i’s lux Sydney development
The NSW Land and Environment Court has approved a plan to demolish an apartment building in the harbour-side Sydney suburb of Rushcutters Bay to make way for luxury apartments.
Barristers’ group can use funds to cover mental health care, court says
A NSW Supreme Court judge has found the Barristers Benevolent Association of NSW can use its funds to support mental health care for legal practitioners.