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‘Dishonest behaviour’: Adani ordered to pay $106M after misleading court in port dispute
Arnold Bloch Leibler 2020-08-28 5:45 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A court has ordered a subsidiary of Indian conglomerate Adani Group to pay more than $106 million to four coal mining companies after finding the mining company engaged in “dishonest behaviour” and misled the court.

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Transurban’s West Gate Tunnel dispute with CPB, John Holland goes to arbitration
Anthony Young 2020-08-12 4:04 pm By Alison Eveleigh Sydney

A judge has ordered that disputes arising between Transurban and a group of contractors over the discovery of toxic PFAS chemicals in the soil at the site of the multi-billion dollar West Gate Tunnel project in Melbourne be sent to arbitration.

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Insurance policies stalling Quintis class action settlement were ‘cobbled together’, court hears
Alexander Edwards 2020-08-11 6:00 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Insurance policies that may be worth up to $46 million and have derailed settlement approval in two class actions against sandalwood producer Quintis were “cobbled together” and contained errors and omissions, a court has heard.

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Opal Tower insurance stoush needs to be resolved for class action defence, court hears
Chief Justice James Allsop 2020-08-07 5:53 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

The prefab concrete specialist behind Sydney’s Opal Tower, which has been targeted in a class action over the ill-fated building, has told a court that a dispute with its insurer should be resolved promptly so that it can defend itself in the proceedings.

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Fonterra may bring counter-claims in class action over milk prices
ACCC 2020-08-07 5:18 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Fonterra could bring counter-claims against dairy farmers that brought a class action alleging they were unpaid when the company slashed milk prices in 2016, a court has heard, after debt recovery proceedings by Fonterra against the lead applicants were joined with the class action.

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High Court awards businessman $27M over Securency ‘shabby fraud’
Appeals 2020-08-05 5:26 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

The High Court has awarded $27 million in unpaid commissions to a Nigerian entrepreneur tricked into terminating his contract with international bank note manufacturer Securency, reversing a Full Court judgment which slashed his award.

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Mining giant beats back challenge to lost profits claim in dispute over $2.5B WA iron ore mine
Appeals 2020-07-16 5:27 pm By Christine Caulfield Sydney

A subsidiary of US mining giant Cleveland-Cliffs has fought back a second bid to quash its counterclaim for lost profits in a contractual dispute over the lucrative Koolyanobbing iron ore mine, with the Western Australia Court of Appeal saying the claim was not “clearly untenable” as argued.

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COVID-19 contract termination sparks $5M legal row
Contracts 2020-07-16 5:07 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Technology company Bluechiip has engaged lawyers seeking to recover around $5 million allegedly owed by California-based lab equipment manufacturer Labcon, which tore up a $15.9 million contract in the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Opal Tower concrete supplier sues insurer over class action coverage
Construction 2020-07-01 2:10 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

The prefab concrete specialist behind Sydney’s Opal Tower has filed a lawsuit against Chubb Insurance seeking to force the insurer to cover its costs of defending two proceedings over the ill-fated building.

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Corporate insolvency partner scores partial win on appeal in breakup spat
Appeals 2020-06-25 5:29 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A challenge to a judgment which found that one partner of a corporate insolvency firm “ambushed” the other to leave the business has been partially overturned by an appeals court.

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