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A judge has accepted that Cbus’ agreement to buy a 50 per cent stake in Sydney’s troubled Halo Tower could fall through if the beleaguered developer behind the project is forced to remain in administration, shooting down a challenge to a DOCA.

A court has dismissed a bid to temporarily block a deed of company arrangement for Halo Tower developer FT Sydney, after hearing an injunction might jeopardise a sale to Cbus Property, set to settle in July.

A judge has questioned why unsecured creditors will not give a promise to pay damages as they seek to stop a DOCA for the Milligan-owned developer of the $1.8 billion Halo Tower from going ahead, which could allegedly cause $100 million in losses. 

Preventing a DOCA for the Milligan-owned developer of the troubled $1.8 billion Halo Tower skyscraper in Sydney could cause $100 million in losses and jeopardise a sale to Cbus set to settle in July, a court has heard.

Twenty-one former property owners at the site of the troubled 55-storey Halo Project skyscraper in the Sydney CBD have won access to a contract entered with Cbus Property shortly before developer FT Sydney went into administration. 

A court has ruled that Canadian investor Franco-Nevada is entitled to mining royalty payments agreed to with a unit of mining company Arrium before its collapse, despite the company's failure to lodge a proof of debt. 

A judge has dismissed a bid by two Liberty Steel companies to stay a case brought in NSW by administrators for collapsed supply chain finance company Greensill while a related case in the UK proceeds. 

Two Liberty Steel companies want a case brought in NSW by administrators for collapsed supply chain finance company Greensill to be put on hold while a related case in the UK is on foot.

A developer has failed to revive its $400 million lawsuit against an investor over a development at the site of the former Pentridge Prison in Victoria, with an appeals court agreeing the case was properly dismissed. 

Developer Villawood has lost a bid to add its director’s three daughters to a lawsuit over an alleged "dishonest and fraudulent design” to divert valuable management fees for a development in Wallan, Victoria.