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Owners’ spat with developer of Sydney’s 60 Bathurst to stay in court
A dispute between the developer of a luxury Sydney apartment complex and an owners corporation will stay in court, with an appeals court confirming it was preferable to an expert determination. 
Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting must pay royalties in iron ore mine battle
Australia's richest person Gina Rinehart could be on the hook for millions of dollars in royalty payments, in a long-running battle over lucrative iron ore mining tenements in Western Australia's Pilbara region.
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Gina Rinehart liable for royalties in fight over Hope Downs mine lease
Mining magnate Gina Rinehart is on the hook for royalties payable to the heirs of iron ore pioneers Don Rhodes and Peter Wright, a judge has held in a long-running battle over lucrative tenements in the Pilbara region.
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‘Recipe for disaster’: Judge wrangles cases over $55M Port Botany defects claim
A judge has said that a series of cases stemming from a $55 million defects claim over the Port Botany Enfield Intermodal Logistics Centre need to be "case managed with an iron fist".
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Developer of Sydney’s 60 Bathurst wins round with owners corporation
The developer of a luxury apartment complex in Sydney's CBD has fended off a stay application in a spat with the owners corporation, with a judge finding that it was not precluded from resolving their dispute through the courts.
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Billionaire developer Bob Ell was ‘very abusive’ to long-time exec, court hears
A court has ordered companies in billionaire Bob Ell's Leda Group to pay a senior executive $178,000 for terminating his retainer without adequate notice, ending what the court heard was an abusive working relationship.
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In loss for off-the-plan buyers, court finds Castle Group can proceed with Sydney land sale
Developer Castle Group can move ahead with its purchase of a block of land in south west Sydney, with a court finding that purchasers of off-the-plan lots have no present interest that can defeat Castle’s right. 
Hastie liquidators lose appeal bid in $63.5M case against Multiplex, others
The liquidators of collapsed engineering company Hastie Group have lost their bid to appeal a decision that knocked out half its $120 million case against Multiplex, Lendlease and numerous other builders.
Mining magnate Gina Rinehart can’t fight use of arbitration docs as trial in family feud begins
Hancock Prospecting can't challenge an order that documents produced in arbitration are fair game, as the mining company's chief, Gina Rinehart, battles her children in a trial over ownership of a valuable tenement set to start Monday.
Docs produced in arbitration can be used in Rinehart family court battle
A judge has allowed two of Gina Rinehart’s children to use documents produced in private arbitration for their defence in court proceedings over ownership of a valuable mining tenement.