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A judge has rejected Forte Construction's bid to overhaul its defence to $6.3 million in claims by the liquidators of collapsed real estate fund manager iProsperity, saying the company had shown "contumelious disregard" for the court's earlier orders.

A judge has approved an $18.1 million settlement in an underpayments class action against Sydney Trains, with $2 million to be deducted for legal costs.

Retailer Kmart has reached a settlement with Queensland online fashion brand Sabo Skirt over alleged cheap knockoffs.

The Northern Territory has been hit with a class action over the alleged discriminatory treatment of Aboriginal Community Police Officers.

Australian renewables company Goldwind has taken engineer Zenviron to court, alleging it's on the hook for $2.6 million in road rectification payments related to the construction of the Moorabool wind farm in Victoria.

Superannuation fund-owned IFM Investors has purchased four sites in high-growth Melbourne suburbs to develop into a $300 million shopping centre portfolio as part of a partnership with Fawkner Property and Oreana. 

A seasoned energy lawyer who cut his teeth at Norton Rose Australia and US firm Skadden Arps has been appointed general counsel at Firmus, as the AI data centre start-up preps for a $7 billion public float later this year. 

Magnamail has defeated an ACCC suit alleging it misled customers by representing they were eligible for major prizes if they ordered from its catalogues, with a judge finding the mail order company's representation that customers 'could' win major prizes was true.

Dexus has surpassed its target of $2 billion in divestments by the end of the current financial year by selling two Sydney office buildings and one in Brisbane for $715 million.

Three-storey housing should be allowed in most suburbs, the Productivity Commission has recommended in a report that finds existing housing regulations have stymied new developments.