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Cottle family group units bring $280M negligence suit against Nexia, PwC
Several entitles in the Cottle family group, which owns construction company FDC Construction & Fitout, have won more time to serve a $280 million negligence suit on accounting firms Nexia and PricewaterhouseCoopers over more than two decades of tax and financial advice.
Origin Energy says data of 900K customers accessed in cyberattack
The information of 900,000 current and former Origin Energy customers was accessed during a recent cyberattack, the company has revealed.
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Melton shopping mall fails in fight over scrapped $30M land purchase
The site owner of a proposed shopping centre in Melton must return $1.5 million to a defunct developer that allegedly breached a $30 million land sale contract, an appeals court has found.
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Judge won’t allow Forte’s new defence in $6.3M case by iProsperity liquidators
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.
Court approves $18.1M settlement in Sydney Trains class action
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.
Kmart resolves fashion label’s design ripoff case
Retailer Kmart has reached a settlement with Queensland online fashion brand Sabo Skirt over alleged cheap knockoffs.
NT hit with racial discrimination class action
The Northern Territory has been hit with a class action over the alleged discriminatory treatment of Aboriginal Community Police Officers.
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Goldwind files $2.6M suit against Moorabool wind farm engineer
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.
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IFM Investors acquires sites for $300M shopping centre portfolio
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. 
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Firmus appoints new general counsel in lead-up to IPO
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.