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Allens locks down $460M in financing for Akaysha’s Elaine BESS
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-11-06 11:42 pm By Christine Caulfield

Blackrock-owned battery developer Akaysha Energy’s planned 311 MW battery energy storage system on the Midland Highway in Victoria is ready to get off the ground, after Allens helped the project secure $460 million in financing.

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Fired JLL execs sue The Australian publisher for defamation
Defamation 2025-11-04 11:01 pm By Christine Caulfield

Two axed executives of real estate broker Jones Lang LaSalle have sued the publisher of The Australian over articles they say destroyed their professional reputations and cost them up to $15 million each in earnings.

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Ex-boss of AI marketing company Metigy pleads guilty to misleading investors
ASIC 2025-11-04 11:54 pm By Christine Caulfield

The former CEO of failed AI marketing start-up Metigy has pleaded guilty to providing false statements to investors and misusing his position as a director, following an investigation by the corporate regulator.

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Newron wins discovery for potential suit over Parkinson’s drug Xadago
Intellectual Property 2025-11-03 11:27 pm By Christine Caulfield

Suspecting infringement of patents for its Parkinson’s drug, Xadago, biopharmaceutical company Newron has won preliminary discovery of documents from generic drug maker Arrotex Pharmaceuticals.

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Arada’s Australian boss can’t shut down vote on his termination
Construction 2025-11-04 11:40 pm By Christine Caulfield

The managing director of the Australian arm of property developer Arada has lost his bid to bar a vote on his termination as he and the group’s CEO sling allegations of misconduct and dishonesty. 

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Frasers wins costs for suit that lawyers, judge said was a ‘bad idea’
Construction 2025-11-04 11:52 pm By Christine Caulfield

Owners of apartments in Sydney’s One Central Park have been ordered to pay Frasers’ costs in defending a suit that sought declarations in relation to defective planter boxes on the building’s façade.

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Former JLL industrial execs take publisher to court after sacking
Real Estate 2025-11-04 11:07 pm By Christine Caulfield

Two sacked executives of JLL’s industrial division have filed court action against the publisher of The Australian over articles they say had a “devastating” impact on their reputations and cost them up to $15 million.

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Barry Nilsson raids DLA Piper to scale up insurance practice
Insurance 2025-11-03 11:45 pm By Christine Caulfield

Barry Nilsson has executed on its strategic growth agenda with the recruitment of six new principals and their teams from DLA Piper in a major boost to its insurance and health practice.

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Fraudster Chris Marco cops record 14-year sentence for Ponzi scheme
White Collar 2025-10-30 11:06 pm By Christine Caulfield

A court has slapped a 14-year jail term on Perth businessman Chris Marco, after a jury found him guilty of 43 charges connected to a $34 million fraud on investors.

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DLA Piper strengthens tax team with three partners from Clayton Utz
Tax 2025-10-30 11:31 pm By Christine Caulfield

Law firm DLA Piper has boosted the ranks of its tax practice with the appointment of three partners, along with a team of five, from Clayton Utz.

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