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Victorian Building Authority to face trial after inspector’s death
Construction 2025-03-14 11:36 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The Victorian Building Authority will stand trial in the County Court on charges connected to the death of one of its inspectors.

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$150M in funding to fix Australia’s ‘worst’ roundabout
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-03-14 11:10 pm By Andy Sidler

The federal government has topped up funding to install traffic lights in a notoriously congestion-prone intersection outside Sydney’s Olympic park.

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Development for 669-apartment project in Edmonson Park wins approval
Real Estate 2025-03-13 11:43 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A court has approved the construction of 669 apartments in the Western Sydney suburb of Edmonson Park after the local council initially refused the development application filed on behalf of Bathla Group. 

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Judge rejects Neil Mansell’s claim Queensland quarry condition ‘unduly onerous’
Construction 2025-03-13 3:20 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has rejected claims by a Neil Mansell unit that routine maintenance on a Sunshine Coast quarry haulage route is an “unduly onerous” condition for operating the quarry.

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Judge finds Bondi property can’t be slapped with affordable housing levy
Construction 2025-03-13 11:03 pm By Andy Sidler

A judge has rejected a council’s attempt to slap a $435,000 levy, usually imposed to account for reductions in affordable housing, on the owners of residential property located minutes from Bondi beach.

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Landcom expands Campbelltown development plans
Construction 2025-03-13 11:12 pm By Andy Sidler

NSW government-owned Landcom wants input on a proposal to expand its development plans at a Campbelltown site from 1,250 homes to 1,600 homes. 

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High Court to rule on significance, and reach, of Victoria’s contingency fees
Class Actions 2025-03-11 11:00 pm By Christine Caulfield

Are group costs orders a factor in deciding a bid to transfer a class action? Can the orders survive the move to an inhospitable state? These questions are to be decided by the High Court Wednesday, in a ruling that will clarify the relevance and reach of Victoria’s contingency fee regime.

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Court merges IAL class actions that piggybacked on ASIC case
Class Actions 2025-03-12 1:57 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has consolidated two class actions against Insurance Australia over alleged misleading loyalty discounts and rejected the insurer’s objection to the inclusion of documents produced by ASIC in the first-filed case.

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Law firms ask court to bless $42.5M cut of $170M Allianz class action settlement
Class Actions 2025-03-11 11:57 pm By Sam Matthews

The Supreme Court of Victoria has been urged not to meddle with a 25 per cent group costs order in a junk insurance class action that settled for $170 million, in what would be the court’s second blessing of a law firm contingency fee.

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Developer’s challenge to NSW Ports decision an abuse of process, court told
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-03-11 1:49 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Mayfield Development is barred from bringing claims already traversed in a competition case by the ACCC that was thrown out by a court, NSW Ports has told an appeals court.

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