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Two companies have been hit with $420,000 in fines for engaging in a cartel and bid rigging for slate roofing services at University of Sydney.

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Daily Mail fights $150k defamation loss

The Daily Mail is appealing a $150,000 judgment in favour of Sky News broadcaster Erin Molan over a defamatory article which portrayed her as racist.

AAP

Pelvic mesh class action $300m payout: but who will get the money?

Further details about the Johnson & Johnson class action are expected to emerge on Friday

Newcastle Herald

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Lake Macquarie firm taken to Federal Court over alleged unpaid wages

A Lake Macquarie company and its owner are being pursued in the Federal Court over what the Commonwealth building and construction industry watchdog says is a failure to pay outstanding wages.

Newcastle Herald

Court upholds finding company part-owned by Angus Taylor illegally cleared grasslands

A company part-owned by former energy minster Angus Taylor has failed in a Federal Court bid to have orders it rehabilitate 103 hectares of grassland reviewed.

ABC News

$300 million settlement for pelvic mesh class actions

In an announcement Monday, Shine Lawyers revealed the mammoth settlement which will go towards women injured by being implanted with Johnson & Johnson's pelvic mesh and vaginal tape devices.

Newcastle Herald

The Gomeroi people have fought Santos' Narrabri Gas Project for a decade. They hope a novel climate change argument could help them win

When the Gomeroi people refused to consent to the Narrabri Gas Project, Santos started legal proceedings. The traditional owners hope a novel interpretation of native title laws could see them win.

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Johnson Johnson Will Pay $300M To Women Who’ve Suffered From Pelvic Mesh Implant Complications

The settlement will help cover women's ongoing treatment for injuries caused by the mesh implants.

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Pelvic mesh class actions settle for $300m

Two class actions against Johnson & Johnson over defective pelvic mesh products have settled for $300 million, finalising almost 10 years of legal fighting.

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Angus Taylor's firm has to fix eco-damage

A firm co-owned by MP Angus Taylor has failed to overturn orders it remediate critically endangered NSW grasslands that were illegally sprayed.

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Melissa Caddick's disappearance examined

The inquest into the presumed death of conwoman Melissa Caddick has begun with her family attending the state coroners court.

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Sadr Prevents His Bloc from Returning to Parliament ‘Under any Pretext’

The leader of the Sadr Movement announced on Thursday that he would not allow the return of his political bloc to Parliament. The Sadr coalition had won 73 seats - the largest share in parliament - during the October elections before it decided to withdraw in June. The announcement comes…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Hunter festival boss sues insurer over Black Summer cancellation

Organiser Scott Commens and the owners of Riverwood Downs decided to call off the event in the face of the 2019 bushfires, which were burning just kilometres away from the festival site.

Newcastle Herald

Insurer sued over bushfire-axed festival

Lloyd's has been hit with a lawsuit for around $870,000 after refusing to compensate a NSW music festival cancelled during the Black Summer bushfires.

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Federal govt dragged into Palmer-WA stoush

Billionaire Clive Palmer has again sued over amounts awarded to him in arbitration with the WA government, trying to sidestep laws preventing him from doing so.

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Cruise ship firms win class action appeal

A passenger from the United States will be excluded from a class action over the Ruby Princess coronavirus outbreak, an appeal court has ruled

The Independent UK

Malaysia ex-PM's wife seeks to remove judge ahead of verdict

The wife of jailed Malaysian ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak has sought to remove the judge set to deliver a verdict in her graft trial Thursday

ABC News

Gas giant Santos accused of 'greenwashing' clean energy claims, in Federal Court case

One of Australia's largest oil and gas companies is being taken to court over claims of 'greenwashing' its clean energy credentials.

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Iraqis Await Federal Court’s Decision on Dissolution of Parliament

Iraqis are awaiting the decision of the Federal Supreme Court over the dissolution of parliament after leader of the Sadrist movement, Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, had given it 72 hours to make a ruling. The deadline ends on Monday. The court had, however, set Tuesday as a date for looking…

The Independent UK

Malaysia court slams leak of alleged verdict of ex-PM's wife

Malaysia’s top court has condemned as a deliberate smear attempt the leaking of the alleged verdict against the wife of jailed ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak

ABC News

Santos to pause drilling in Barossa gas field north of the Tiwi Islands pending federal court decision

Santos says it will temporarily pause its expansion of a multi-billion-dollar gas project in Northern Territory gas fields following a challenge by Tiwi traditional owners.

AAP

Santos agrees to slow Barossa drilling

Santos has agreed not to hit gas in the Barossa field or start any new wells there while a decision on a Federal Court challenge is awaited.

AAP

Push for jury trials in defamation cases

Independent MP Zoe Daniel will push for legislation allowing either party in a defamation suit to choose a trial by jury in the Federal Court.

AAP

Elders don't need to be consulted: Santos

Lawyers for oil and gas company Santos are giving their closing arguments as traditional owners from the Tiwi Islands challenge its offshore gas project.

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‘Absolutely glorious’: Malaysians hail jailing of Najib Razak

Najib Razak becomes Malaysia’s first former prime minister to go to prison after top court upholds his graft conviction.

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