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Developer Mayfield loses appeal in competition case over NSW Ports deal
An appeals court has dismissed a competition case by Mayfield Development against NSW Ports over agreements to privatise two ports, finding that derivative Crown immunity applied to the port authority.
ATO, PepsiCo face off in High Court fight over royalty withholding tax
Payments by bottler Schweppes Australia to US drink giant PepsiCo should be assessed as royalty income under tax law, the ATO has told the High Court in a high-stakes case.
GM moves to strike out class action’s ‘circular’ pleading
A judge has said he is satisfied that GM's concerns about a class action's "circular" explanation of alleged design flaws in certain Holden vehicles are "not trivial". 
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Owners of lux waterfront Northbridge home can’t dodge invoices by builder
The owners of a luxury property in Sydney's Northbridge owe the home's high-end builder payment of oustanding invoices, after a judge rejected as "absurd" the couple's construction of a special condition in their contract.
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AIA hits architect, builder with cross-claims in cladding class action
Insurer AIA, fresh off losing a bid to be severed from a class action over alleged combustible cladding installed in two high-rise towers in a Sydney suburb, has lobbed cross-claims at the towers' architect and builder. 
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Clarke Energy can’t set aside $8.7M arbitration win for Territory Generation
Power plant engineer Clarke Energy has lost a challenge to an arbitration win for NT energy provider Territory Generation for delays in construction work on two Alice Spring power facilities.
StrongRoom AI unit warns creditors to sort out freezing orders fast
A unit of collapsed start-up StrongRoom AI has warned creditors of its parent company that recent freezing orders need to be tweaked to allow it to continue trading, or there may be little money left to argue over. 
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AVID wins approval for 300-home Waterford development in NSW’s Hunter Valley
AVID Residential has secured approval for a 300-lot development in Chisholm, NSW, following an appeal of a deemed refusal by the Maitland City Council.
Brickworks settles competition suit against rival BGC
Australia’s largest brick manufacturer Brickworks has settled a competition case brought against rival BGC, a company founded by billionaire Len Buckeridge. 
Allianz’s $170M class action settlement OK’d, law firms to pocket $42.5M
A court has approved a $170 million settlement in a class action against Allianz, and has signed off on an order that gives the firms behind the case 25 per cent of the deal.