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Brookfield wins conditional approval for $10B Neoen play
ACCC 2024-10-31 11:59 pm By Andy Sidler

The ACCC will clear asset manager Brookfield’s $10 billion acquisition of French renewables giant Neoen on the condition that it shed Neoen’s Victorian assets and projects.

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Homes Victoria says recording reasons for tower demolition plan ‘superfluous’
Human Rights 2024-10-28 11:26 pm By Andy Sidler

Homes Victoria says the decision to demolish public housing towers in Melbourne — now the subject of a class action — took residents’ human rights into account, but has no documents to show it.

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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 ā€œprovide a judge with comfortā€, 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 ā€œthoughtfulness and kindnessā€ as she joins the bench of the Victorian Supreme Court.Ā 

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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 stateā€™s Strathbogie Forest, despite arguing they would destroy the habitat of the endangered Southern greater glider.Ā 

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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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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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Barrister who repped sons without certificate can’t reopen case
Business of Law 2024-10-17 11:20 pm By Sam Matthews

A Victorian barrister found guilty of contempt for representing her sons despite an order barring her from practicing can’t re-open reviews of two decisions denying her a certificate.

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Crown fined $2M for allowing self-excluded gamblers to place bets
Gaming 2024-10-15 2:36 pm By Andy Sidler

Crown Melbourne has been fined $2 million by the Victorian gaming watchdog, which found more than 200 patrons were allowed to gamble after they had opted to bar themselves from the casino.

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Treasury Wine to pay $65M to settle long-running class action
Class Actions 2024-10-14 9:35 am By Christine Caulfield

Treasury Wine Estates has agreed to pay $65 million to settle a shareholder class action that was set down for a seven-week trial beginning Monday.

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