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Grocon wins dispute over $20M Telstra Exchange project
Grocon has won a $1 million dispute with contractor Construction Profile over the construction of the $20 million Telstra Exchange project in Manly.
Class can’t access insurance docs in action over ‘illusory’ car warranties
The applicant in a $47.6 million class action against a unit of car leasing company McMillan Shakespeare has been denied access to insurance documents sought to determine the value of the case, with a judge saying access would "distort the playing field".
Norton Rose Fulbright to cut staff hours, pay by up to 20% in work ‘flex’ arrangement
Bracing for a slowdown in work as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and calling on its staff to "face this situation together", Norton Rose Fulbright is reducing pay and hours by up to 20 per cent for the majority of its 1000 lawyers and support staff in Australia.
ACCC was unreasonable to pursue cartel appeal, Cussons says
Personal healthcare giant PZ Cussons is seeking indemnity costs from the ACCC, claiming the regulator unreasonably rejected a settlement offer in its case over an alleged laundry detergent cartel.
Icon seeks to recoup Opal Tower losses in latest class action cross-claim
Construction giant Icon has filed a cross-claim against the prefab concrete company behind the ill-fated Opal Tower, seeking to recover at least part of almost $28 million in losses spent after cracks in the building caused residents to evacuate in 2018.
Spain hit with solar investor lawsuit seeking enforcement of $75.1M arbitration award
The Kingdom of Spain is facing yet another Federal Court enforcement proceeding over its ill-fated renewable energy initiative, this time by a Luxembourg-based renewable investment firm seeking payment of a $75.1 million award granted by an international arbitration tribunal.
Court orders winding up of Merlin Diamonds after ‘serious contraventions’ unearthed
A judge has ordered that Joseph 'Diamond Joe' Gutnik's Merlin Diamonds be wound up after the mining company's provisional liquidators uncovered "serious contraventions" and a "serious failure of governance".
TasPorts slams ACCC case, says extra fees don’t amount to misuse of market power
Tasmanian state-owned ports company TasPorts has admitted to charging additional fees to the owner of a local port, but has denied the ACCC's allegations that these actions constituted a misuse of market power designed to stymie competition.
Group members to get policy cancellation info in NAB insurance class action settlement
A judge overseeing a class action against National Australia Bank over ‘junk insurance’ has ordered that potential group members be given information about cancelling the policies, but not before taking the applicants to task for not having the polices automatically cancelled as part of the $49.5 million settlement.
Court tosses opposition to SARB patent application for parking overstay detector
A judge has dismissed an opposition by tech company Vehicle Management Systems to a patent application by rival SARB Management Group for an integrated magnetic parking overstay detector.