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Vocus wins ACCC approval for $5B TPG acquisition
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has cleared Vocus' proposal to acquire parts of TPG Telecom’s business for $5.25 billion, finding the combined entity would face strong competition from other telecoms.
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Property investment firm ISPT challenges $10M stamp duty assessment
Property investment firm ISPT has lodged a challenge to a $10 million stamp duty tax assessment for two acquisitions made in 2022.
Wilkinson’s failure to make settlement offer to Ten dooms referee costs bid
After a spat over legal expenses in Bruce Lehrmann's defamation case, and a final agreement to accept $1.15 million from Ten to cover the costs, presenter Lisa Wilkinson has lost her bid for more costs.
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$3.7M error in Main Beach complex spat shows failure to consider evidence: court
A judge has found a $3.7 million error by an adjudicator in a dispute over a $43 million payment claim for work on an apartment complex in Queensland’s Main Beach showed a failure to properly consider the evidence and submissions.
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Home building law enlivened by repudiation claim, WA tribunal finds
A Western Australian couple will have their dispute with Thompson Sustainable Homes heard by a tribunal, after the builder's jurisdictional objection to the operation of the Home Building Contract Act was tossed.
Sydney MP Alex Greenwich denies windfall in costs fight with Mark Latham
Independent Sydney MP Alex Greenwich rejects claims he will receive a windfall if awarded costs in his successful defamation case against former NSW One Nation leader Mark Latham.
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Judge shoots down Crown Group director’s objection to $500,000 payments
A judge has found the liquidators for collapsed developer Crown Group would be justified in making $500,000 in payments to related companies Quay Group and Westport, over objections from a director that he was not consulted on a solicitor's retainer.
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra slams pianist’s ‘fundamentally misconceived’ case
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has told a court that Jayson Gillham's suit over a recital that was scuppered over critical Gaza comments should be tossed because the pianist was not an employee.
ASIC moves to wind up investment firm Falcon Capital
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission will seek to wind up investment firm Falcon Capital after obtaining freezing orders over its assets.