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Victoria premier says ‘no limits’ to Big Build royal commission
Newly-minted Victorian premier Ben Carroll said Thursday "nothing is off limits" in releasing the terms of reference of a royal commission into the state's construction industry.
Victoria denies procedural fairness duty in public housing class action
The Victorian government has told the High Court it had no obligation to act with procedural fairness when it decided to demolish inner-city public housing towers in Melbourne, as it fights a class action’s appeal.
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Ex-Villawood boss seeks judge’s DQ over finding he used lawyer to mislead court
A former director of property developer Villawood has argued a judge should disqualify himself from hearing a contempt case after finding he gave false instructions to his Mills Oakley solicitor.
Class action drops post-IPO claims against ex-Nuix chairman
A shareholder class action against Nuix and underwriter Macquarie over the software company's float on the ASX has trimmed its case against the company's former chairman the third week into trial. 
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HSF Kramer nabs infrastructure expert from Clayton Utz
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer has lured a long-time Clayton Utz infrastructure partner to the firm's projects, energy and infrastructure practice.
Court hears of plot to oust Nuix CEO, told of ‘toxic’ culture
Nuix's former boss Rod Vawdrey was almost ousted in 2019, a trial court heard Thursday, with a shareholder class action pointing to a board paper that referred to the software firm's “toxic, no-trust, fear-based culture”. 
Arrium directors, KPMG fail in fight over class action’s key evidence
Arrium's former directors and auditor KPMG have lost a challenge to a key report relied on by shareholders in a class action over the collapsed steelmaker that says the company overstated the value of its assets.
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Costs Court won’t hear Lander & Rogers, Carlisle fight over $3M in fees
Carlisle Homes has lost its bid to have a $3 million fee dispute with Lander & Rogers dealt with by the Costs Court, with a judge finding the court doesn't have jurisdiction over the matter. 
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Australian Super property entity dodges $36M windfall gains tax
An Australian Super entity is exempt from a $36.2 million tax assessment following the rezoning of a property in Dingley Village, in the first tribunal decision under Victoria's Windafall Gains Tax Act. 
Nuix CFO’s ‘terrible start’ email a sales motivation tactic, court told
An email from Nuix's former CFO that referred to financial results as “worse than terrible” was an attempt to push the sales team to meet targets, a trial court has heard in a class action alleging misleading market disclosures ahead of the software firm's $1.8 billion IPO.