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Mineral Resources, Chris Ellison hit with shareholder class action
Class Actions 2025-04-02 10:25 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Mineral Resources and founder Chris Ellison have been hit with a shareholder class action over alleged disclosure failures related to transactions with a company Ellison owned.

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Plastic surgeon can’t escape class action despite applicant dropping claims
Class Actions 2025-04-01 11:07 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A class action over alleged botched cosmetic surgeries can drop claims against one surgeon, but the doctor will remain a party so other defendants can point the finger at him.

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Victoria’s Commonwealth Games plan a ‘hasty political decison’: report
Politics 2025-04-01 11:19 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

An inquiry into Victoria’s 2026 Commonwealth Games bid has found the former Andrews government did not do its due diligence when it proposed to host the event across multiple regional cities.

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VCAT throws shade on council’s permit rejection for Fitzroy development
Construction 2025-04-01 11:19 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

VCAT has granted a planning permit to a developer whose eight-storey residential development in Fiztroy was opposed by the local council over concerns about sunlight.

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Merkon wins $2.4M in dispute over Hawthorn development
Construction 2025-03-31 11:40 pm By Andy Sidler

A developer has been ordered to pay Merkon $2.4 million for construction work on a Hawthorn residential building, with a court finding that the outstanding costs were still payable despite the builder having a stake in the units. 

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CityLink to appeal toll dispute with Eastlink operator
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-03-28 11:33 pm By Andy Sidler

CityLink plans to appeal a February decision that found it overcharged Eastlink operator ConnectEast for roaming fees to allow users to use both toll roads on one account.

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Knowmore class action defendant seeks boost from recent declassing decision
Class Actions 2025-03-26 11:16 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The peak body for community legal centres argues a case over alleged cookie cutter legal advice should be stripped of class action status, citing a recent judgment in a case against a Victorian law firm, but a judge noted there may be significant differences. 

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Pepper spray class action claims Victoria police intended to injure protestors
Trials 2025-03-26 11:22 pm By Andy Sidler

Mid-trial amendments to a class action over Victoria Police use of pepper spray on environmental protesters in 2019 claim officers deployed the spray knowing and intending that it would harm the activists.

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Origin cops $17.6M penalty in action by Victoria’s essential services watchdog
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-03-24 11:51 pm By Christine Caulfield

Origin Energy has been ordered to pay a record $17.6 million after admitting it breached Victoria’s energy rules, impacting over 670,000 customers.

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Toyota class action’s limitations strategy backfires
Class Actions 2025-03-21 11:19 pm By Sam Matthews

A Toyota flex commissions class action can’t retroactively join claims about alleged junk insurance made in a separate case to protect against a limitations defence, with a judge describing such applications as “prima facie vexatious”.

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