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Developer VSD Investments has lost an argument for withholding an $8.5 million payment claim from the builder of a 30-storey project in Sydney's inner west pending the construction company's appeal.

A judge has dispensed with court rules to allow shopfitter Ramvek to bring a non-compliant summary judgment application against a builder in a payment dispute, saying strict compliance with the rules was at odds with the procedure and policy of the SOPA.

A lawyer has been reprimanded after admitting he copied and pasted the electronic signature of a colleague as a witness to an affidavit filed with the Victorian Supreme Court.

While granting yet another extension, a judge has read the riot act to Airservices Australia for its breaches of court orders to file evidence in Brisbane Airport's $690 million case over PFAS chemical use.

A new leadership team has been appointed to overhaul the Queensland Building and Construction Commission after a report found the agency was not fit for purpose.

Cybercrime detectives have arrested a suspect in their probe of a major data breach of the NSW online court system that exposed thousands of sensitive files.

A judge has struck out a circular and confusing group definition in an emissions cheat class action against Mercedes-Benz, but has given the class action the chance to replead.

Two barristers have been reprimanded for an offensive notice posted in the lifts of a Melbourne chambers, in an incident a judge said showed a "serious lapse" in judgment.

A judge has approved a $180 million settlement in a stolen wages class action but has criticised the plaintiff's law firm for the costs incurred in the case and raised doubts about the value of litigation funding.

A judge has adjourned a creditor's winding up application against Perth-based green hydrogen company Infinite Green Energy, finding the delay could lead to a better outcome for creditors.