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Lendlease loses injunction bid in spat over Campbelltown options deed
Lendlease’s hopes of acquiring, subdividing and selling lots in a Campbelltown block have been deferred, with a judge finding he could not make urgent orders with a question mark hanging over the construction of a relevant deed. 
Fashion label Staple & Hue loses trade mark battle with rival MinkPink
A bid by women's clothing brand Staple & Hue to register its brand name as a trade mark has been successfully challenged by rival label Mink Pink.
ACCC chief moves to CEO role at corporate regulator
After 30 years at the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, the watchdog's CEO will take the reins as chief of the corporate regulator. 
Lawyer should be struck from roll for threatening texts to witness: VCAT
A tribunal has recommended a Melbourne lawyer be removed from the roll, despite his undertaking not to reapply for a practicing certificate, finding he showed no remorse for threatening a witness.
Virgin loses appeal after axing flight attendant who drank 7.5 hours before shift
Virgin Airlines has lost its appeal of a Fair Work Commission ruling that reinstated a flight attendant who was dismissed for drinking a glass of prosecco 7.5 hours before a flight. 
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FIRB blesses $233M acquisition of Georgiou Group
European construction company STRABAG Group has received Foreign Investment Review Board to acquire Australian construction company Georgiou Group for $233 million.
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Dexus, GPT sue contractor over Australia Square Tower flood
The owners of Sydney’s Australia Square Tower have filed proceedings over $250,000 in damage allegedly caused by a subcontractor that flooded the iconic skyscraper's lift shaft.
‘No urgency’: Judge rejects injunction bid in IP suit against ex-BHP unit
Ex-BHP unit South32 has dodged a request for an expedited injunction barring in an intellectual property dispute, with a judge finding there was "no urgency" to the bid. 
Russian aluminium giant appeals Rio Tinto war sanctions case to High Court
Russian company UC Rusal wants the High Court to hear its appeal of an "extremely harsh" finding that Rio Tinto was entitled to refuse alumina deliveries due to export sanctions.
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Aldi wins fight with Northcote shopping centre over lease
Budget supermarket Aldi has won its appeal of a tribunal decision which found that upper limits on rental increases fell afoul of the Retail Leases Act.