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Funder pulls out of WestConnex class action
Transportation & Infrastructure 2024-10-25 1:34 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The funder bankrolling a class action by residents allegedly displaced by the construction of the $16.8 billion WestConnex tunnel has abandoned the case.

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Trucking company facing class action over fatal train crash
Class Actions 2024-10-24 11:38 pm By Sam Matthews

A Queensland trucking company is facing a class action by owners of $2.4 million in cargo aboard a freight train that was derailed in a fatal collision with a truck on New Year’s Eve.

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Flex commissions class action judge says expert evidence not for his ‘comfort’
Class Actions 2024-10-24 11:30 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Expert evidence is not meant to “provide a judge with comfort”, a judge has found in rejecting evidence from two experts in flex commissions class actions against Westpac and Macquarie.

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‘Tireless’ prosecutor welcomed to Supreme Court bench
Courts 2024-10-24 11:27 pm By Sam Matthews

A former top prosecutor who oversaw the case against George Pell has been hailed for her “thoughtfulness and kindness” as she joins the bench of the Victorian Supreme Court. 

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Enviro group loses appeal over planned burns in greater glider habitat
Environment 2024-10-23 11:32 pm By Cindy Cameronne

An environmental group has lost a court challenge to controlled burns in the state’s Strathbogie Forest, despite arguing they would destroy the habitat of the endangered Southern greater glider. 

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Football player sues amateur league over on-field cardiac arrest
Sports 2024-10-23 11:29 pm By Andy Sidler

A former Keysborough Football club player has sued a Melbourne amateur league and team after he suffered a cardiac arrest on field after being repeatedly punched.

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Court rejects Rio Tinto shareholders’ bid to intervene in Jabiluka mine lease fight
Energy & Natural Resources 2024-10-22 10:35 pm By Andy Sidler

Two firms representing some Rio Tinto shareholders have lost their bid to intervene in Energy Resources’ fight to renew its lease for the Jabiluka uranium mine in the Northern Territory.

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Russells lawyer got poor review for being ‘not fun’, dismissal suit says
Employment 2024-10-21 6:13 pm By Andy Sidler

A former senior associate at Russells has sued the Brisbane law firm, alleging she was dismissed after she complained of bullying by a partner.

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Sydney light rail class action pulls up to the High Court
Appeals 2024-10-21 11:48 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has been asked to revive a class action over Sydney’s light rail construction and weigh in on whether litigation funders can claim their commissions as damages.

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Class action says Toyota pushed junk insurance on car loan borrowers
Class Actions 2024-10-21 1:51 pm By Christine Caulfield

A class action against Toyota’s finance arm over kickbacks for car loans wants to expand the case to include claims customers were sold worthless insurance.

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