Julia Kanapathippillai

Gilbert + Tobin has snagged an Allens partner with expertise on major transactions and projects for its energy, infrastructure and resources group.

Johnson Winter Slattery has hired a new partner for the firm's restructuring and insolvency team.

Explosives company Dyno Nobel has entered into a $194 million contract to divest land on Gibson Island in Brisbane, reportedly selling the site to property investment giant Goodman Group. 

A law firm has lost a row with a former client over a pact to cap fees at $100,000, with a judge rejecting its claim the agreement was not binding.

A personal injury and insurance expert from Kennedys has joined Clyde & Co's partnership in Brisbane.

A lawyer for the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has been grilled by a Federal Court judge for failing to file a defence in Clive Palmer's case against the corporate watchdog.

Holding Redlich has lured two construction partners and one corporate partner for its Melbourne and Brisbane offices.

A former synagogue president has won $120,000 in damages after suing The Age and two journalists over articles that accused him of unilaterally inviting a convicted spy to speak at an event.

Rugby team the Sydney Roosters has purchased a 26-room UKO co-living apartment block in Paddington in Sydney's east.

Real estate funds manager Centuria has acquired a $33 million warehouse in Melbourne's west, as part of its partnership with US private investment firm Starwood Capital.