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Iplex fails to keep NZ parent out of builder’s defects case

Fletcher Building Group unit Iplex has lost its bid to save its parent company from being joined to a case brought by builder J-Corp over allegedly defective pipes, with a judge saying that its ...
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OAIC won’t probe class action-style complaint over Optus data breach

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Government hit with class action over ‘unlawful’ payment surcharges

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ADCO scores win in row with Boroondara over Kew building collapse

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IMARC activist awarded damages in pepper spray class action

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Judge won’t hold up Google class action waiting for competing case

The judge overseeing a jointly run ad tech class action against Google that has already fended off a third proceeding in a carriage contest has said he will not hold the case up after hearing of a ...
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Reddit brings High Court challenge over social media ban

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Burwood apartment developer can retain deposit after email repudiation by buyer

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AMP to pay $29M to settle another royal commission class action

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Competition & Consumer Protection

The Commonwealth Bank has paid $792,000 in penalties after the consumer watchdog found it had failed to enable data sharing for certain business customers.
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Morisson’s UTA takes full stake in Sydney Desalination Plant

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Court rejects Walter Sofronoff’s bid to challenge corrupt conduct finding

The Federal Court has dismissed Walter Sofronoff KC’s legal challenge to the ACT Integrity Commission findings that he engaged in corrupt conduct in his inquiry into the prosecution of Bruce Lehrmann, ...