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Realside wants hearing on preliminary question in fight over Rundle Mall valuations
Realside Rundle Square wants a preliminary question on a term in its lease heard first in a suit against M3Property and a valuer alleging tenants of Adelaide's Rundle Mall in Adelaide have been overcharged for rent since 2006 due to valuation flaws. 
Brookfield settles with manager who was axed on parental leave
Brookfield Properties has admitted that it failed to follow procedures on consultation and redeployment when it made a senior manager redundant when she was on parental leave.
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RWE yanks plans for 2GW wind farm off Victoria’s Gippsland coast
German energy company RWE has reversed course on its plans to develop a wind farm off the Gippsland cost in Victoria, following a year of feasibility studies.
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Ashurst moves fast to fill stamp duty gap with new partner hire
Ashurst has lured a senior tax partner from MinterEllison with substantial experience in real estate and infrastructure, a day after Corrs Chambers poached its global co-head of tax, who is an expert in the stamp duty. 
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Acciona drops bid for $500M East Rockingham waste-to-energy plant
Spanish infrastructure giant Acciona has dropped its bid to acquire the $500 million East Rockingham waste-to-energy project in Western Australia, after a lengthy review by the ACCC.
NSW Police may face another strip search class action after loss at trial
NSW Police may face another class action over its use of strip searches, after it was ordered to pay $93,000 in damages to the lead plaintiff in a class action over strip searches at music festivals.
Ashurst scoops up tax partner from MinterEllison after losing group co-head
Ashurst has lured a senior tax partner from MinterEllison, a day after Corrs Chambers announced it has poached the global co-head of Ashurst's tax practice. 
Linda Reynolds files bankruptcy proceedings against Brittany Higgins
Former Liberal senator Linda Reynolds has filed bankruptcy proceedings against Brittany Higgins as she seeks to collect $315,000 in damages plus costs from her successful defamation case against her former staffer.
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Kew Rec Centre builder ‘particularly motivated’ to dodge guarantee after roof collapse, court told
Boroondara City Council has told a court that builder ADCO was “particularly motivated” to not provide a parent company guarantee under a $59 million contract to develop the Kew Recreation Centre after the roof of the building collapsed during the construction. 
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Corrs Chambers lures tax pro with stamp duty expertise from Ashurst
Corrs Chambers Westgarth has snagged a tax partner from Ashurst with special expertise in the stamp duty, amid an ASIC review into the rule requiring superannuation funds to disclose stamp duties as fees.