Cat Fredenburgh

Orthopaedic surgeon Dr Munjed Al Muderis has appealed his loss in a defamation case against Fairfax and its owner Nine, after a judge found media reports of unethical and profit-driven promotion of an experimental procedure were substantially true.

The corporate cop has cancelled the financial services licence of MWL Financial and banned its director for 10 years for allegedly directing more than 750 clients to invest a combined $155 million into Keystone's failed Shield Master Fund.

Nuix is on the hook for $20 million before its insurers will cover its legal bills for suits over its $1.8 billion float, with a judge saying there was a good reason for the significant retention given the “notorious” expense of securities class actions.

A consortium of Ki Corporation and New York Stock Exchange-listed Public Storage has pulled a $2.2 billion offer to acquire Abacus Storage Kings.

Slater & Gordon is poised for new leadership, with chair James MacKenzie and two other directors set to depart in the wake of a scandal that saw all staff salaries disclosed in a firm-wide email.

The federal government is planning a pause on new construction rules as it aims to speed development of new housing, following feedback from its three-day economic reform roundtable. 

Singapore-based developer Maplewood Investments has acquired a 1,398 square metre site in Perth's CBD to develop a premier 835-bed student housing accommodation.

Two elections and three different Environment Ministers later, and a heritage application to protect Murujuga rock art from Woodside's activities on the North West Shelf remains undecided -- a delay blasted by a judge as unreasonable and perverse.

The financial crimes regulator has ordered the Australian unit of the world's largest crypto exchange, Binance, to appoint an external auditor after flagging concerns about its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing compliance.

Real estate investment manager Marquette Properties has acquired an office tower on George Street in Brisbane for $52 million, after scooping up another tower down the street last year for a student accommodation.