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Claims pared in class action over sinking Sydney homes
Class Actions 2022-07-08 5:33 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

Sydney homeowners bringing a class action over homes they claim are sinking into the ground won’t be able to recoup alleged losses from the engineering company that certified the lots for development.

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Fairfax to argue no ‘serious harm’ to synagogue head over ‘gossipy, mocking’ Age report
Defamation 2022-07-08 4:24 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

Fairfax has foreshadowed a fight over whether former synagogue president and Victorian Liberal party treasurer David Mond suffered ‘serious harm’ as a result of articles published in The Age and Sydney Morning Herald accusing him of deciding to host a speech by a convicted spy.

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Christian Porter reps Mick Gatto in High Court appeal of ABC victory
ABC 2022-07-06 11:48 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Former attorney-general Christian Porter has joined the legal team of underworld figure Mick Gatto in his High Court bid to revive defamation claims against the ABC over an article he said accused him of threatening to kill gangland lawyer Nicola Gobbo.

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Virgin moves to throw out ‘unintelligible’ lawsuit over COVID-19 jab mandate
Ashurst 2022-07-06 3:22 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Virgin Australia will seek to throw out a case brought by former employees over a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, which a lawyer for Qantas and Jetstar, which are also named in the suit, said “breaks every pleading rule”.

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Funder drops ‘uneconomic’ GST class actions after High Court snubs special leave bid
Anthony McInerney 2022-07-05 4:05 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A judge has signed off on the discontinuance of two class actions against Canberra property developers for allegedly misleading investors about GST on their apartments, after the High Court declined to review a ruling that made the cases “uneconomic” for the funder to pursue.

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Crown accused of failing to rein in problem gamblers
Crown Resorts 2022-07-04 9:28 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Crown Resorts could face another record fine after Victoria’s gambling regulator launched fresh disciplinary proceedings seeking information about the casino’s alleged failure to properly supervise problem gamblers.

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Seven wins access to CCTV footage in defamation case by Jarryd Hayne supporter
Defamation 2022-07-04 6:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

A man who says he was falsely accused by a Seven journalist of spitting at an alleged rape victim of rugby league footballer Jarryd Hayne must hand over key CCTV footage he claims vindicates him in his defamation suit against Seven.

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‘I want complete transparency’: Forum Finance director faces grilling for legal funds
Allens 2022-07-01 1:28 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

A judge has told Forum Finance director Vince Tesoriero to “revisit” evidence about his true financial position if he wants to win the release of $1.25 million to pay for his defence in Westpac’s fraud case against him, amid concerns about whether he has made full disclosure to the court.

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AGL must pay $3.5M in energy regulator’s case over SA blackout
AGL 2022-07-01 11:18 pm By Christine Caulfield

Three AGL Energy subsidiaries have been ordered to pay $3.5 million in penalties for breaches of energy rules that led to a statewide blackout in South Australia.

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Virgin ordered to hand over insurance details in shareholder class action
Class Actions 2022-06-29 11:12 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Virgin Australia has been ordered to disclose whether its insurer has agreed to indemnify it for any liability it may have in a shareholder class action over a prospectus for a $324 million capital raising just months before it filed for administration.

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