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Law firm DWF Australia will face a negligence claim over an alleged failure to join other parties to a claim over a damaged pipeline, after failing to secure a summary dismissal of the matter.

A new judge described as an almost fearless “dynamo” who once took a brief eight minutes before she was due to appear has given thanks to the women who paved the way for her appointment to the court. 

Independent supermarkets should not be insulated from the effects of competition by the ACCC, Coles has told a tribunal as it challenges the watchdog's rejection of its proposed acquisition of a Kalgoorlie supermarket site.

Builder Fitzgerald Constructions has sued Cement Australia and Independent Cement alleging they breached an $80 million contract to build a storage silo in Port Melbourne. 

Victorian planning minister Sonya Kilkenny will learn Wednesday whether she has prevailed in a High Court fight with IGA over the power of the state Supreme Court to hear planning disputes.

The royal commission probing Victoria's Big Build has heard that for site operators, there was no alternative but to give in to demands by the CFMEU.

The bankruptcy trustees of a former director of Sydney builder Quasar have won their bid to be joined to proceedings by the company's liquidators over money he allegedly transferred to his former wife, over her objections.

A man who was detained in hotel quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic has lost his bid for a jury trial in his case against the Victorian government alleging false imprisonment and human rights breaches.

Western Sydney University has agreed to pay $8.35 million to settle a class action alleging it misled students into studying a health engineering degree that was unaccredited.

Payday lender Sunshine Loans has been hit with $5.5 million in penalties for charging vulnerable customers almost $300,000 in fees, with a judge giving limited weight to its claim that it relied on legal advice when introducing the unlawful charges.