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Ratepayers can’t strike out defences in class action against Queensland city council
Ratepayers in a class action against a Queensland city council calling for the recovery of an invalid levy on their land failed in their bid to summarily dismiss the council's defence that the unreturned portion of the charges was spent for their benefit. 
Qantas can’t appeal sacked worker’s late unfair dismissal case
Qantas has failed in its bid to appeal a decision by the Fair Work Commission to allow a terminated employee's late unfair dismissal application to proceed because the worker's solicitor was to blame for the delay.
Wagners takes Boral to court in costly cement pricing dispute
Building products supplier Wagners has taken its largest cement customer, Boral, to court in a dispute over pricing, and will take a $10 million hit to its 2019 earnings as a result.
Dental company founder not smiling after firm launches legal action for ‘unlawful payments’
The founder and former CEO of Smiles Inclusive has been taken to court by the dental company, which accuses him of serious misconduct over allegedly unlawful payments and transactions.
Uplift fee voids Queensland law firm’s cost agreement, judge says
A judge has found a Queensland law firm's costs agreement void because it did not provide enough information about the firm's uplift fee.
Clive Palmer’s wife can’t dodge liquidators’ grilling over Mineralogy’s assets
Liquidators for the failed Queensland Nickel will be able to interrogate Clive Palmer's wife over the assets of her husband's other company, Mineralogy, after telling a court they feared Palmer was squandering company funds on his political campaign.
Black & White Cabs loses injunction bid in misuse of market power case
National taxi company Black & White Cabs has failed in its bid for a court-ordered injunction forcing Regent Taxis to supply booking and dispatch services to its Gold Coast fleet while the cab companies litigate a case alleging Regent is abusing its market dominance in the region.
CFMMEU abused safety officer at Qube work site, ABCC says in new action
The Australian Building and Construction Commission has brought a new lawsuit against the CFMMEU, alleging the union organised unlawful industrial action and verbally abused a health and safety advisor at a Queensland building site.
Westpac unit RAMS breached franchise agreement, court finds
Westpac-owned mortgage lender RAMS Financial Services breached a franchise agreement by failing to supply a Brisbane-based franchisee with information about nearby broker-originated customers, a judge has found.
Clive Palmer loses appeal of order freezing $200M in assets in Queensland Nickel case
Clive Palmer has lost a bid to overturn an order freezing more than $200 million in his personal assets in a case brought by the liquidators of collapsed Queensland Nickel.