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Agincourt Hotel the third Sydney watering hole to change hands this month
Sydney pub the Agincourt Hotel, the home of Club 871 and live entertainment venue The Alley, has been sold to an investor group with plans to refurbish. 
Sofronoff says Integrity Commission report should not escape court review
Walter Sofronoff KC has argued that a report into his inquiry into the prosecution of Bruce Lehrmann is not subject to parliamentary privilege merely because it was tabled in the Legislative Assembly, arguing such a finding would preclude judicial review.
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Developer files appeal over $95M Hyde Park property deal
The prospective developer of the Hyde Park Inn site in Sydney is appealing a decision which rejected its bid to delay a $95 million payment to the NSW Returned Service League to settle the sale. 
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Carlyle sets sights on Australia with renewables infrastructure platform
US-based investment firm Carlyle has announced the launch of a clean energy infrastructure platform for the development of solar, battery storage and green hydrogen projects in Australia and the UK. 
EnergyAustralia admits carbon credits don’t undo harms of fossil fuels
EnergyAustralia has admitted that its ‘Go Neutral’ carbon offset product did not prevent or reverse the harms associated with the burning of fossil fuels. 
JB Hi-Fi class action judge says 30 per cent GCO ‘a good deal’
A judge hearing Maurice Blackburn's application for a 30 per cent group costs order in a consumer class action against JB Hi-Fi has opined that an all-in group costs order was a better deal for group matters than the return in a typical funded case.
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AkzoNobel wins partial bid for more docs in ‘complex, massive’ Ichthys LNG case
AkzoNobel has had some success in its late bid to have Japanese oil company INPEX produce documents filed in related proceedings against its insurers in their dispute over allegedly defective coating used on the $45 billion Ichthys natural gas project.
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SOPA claims sent to email address constitutes service: appeals court
The New South Wales Supreme Court of Appeal has clarified that payment claims and adjudication notices sent via email can constitute service and trigger relevant limitation periods under the Security of Payment Act. 
John Pesutto owes $2.3M in costs in Moira Deeming defamation suit
Former Victorian Liberal party leader John Pesutto has been ordered to pay $2.3 million in costs in MP Moira Deeming’s defamation suit over statements found to have conveyed that she had links to neo-Nazis. 
EnergyAustralia settles greenwashing case on eve of trial
EnergyAustralia has reached a settlement with advocacy group Parents for Climate in a suit accusing it of falsely promoting its carbon offset products as carbon neutral.