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GrainCorp class action settlement off table, trial back on
The parties in a class action against agricultural giant GrainCorp over alleged noise and odour pollution from a factory in rural Victoria have failed to seal the deal on a settlement reached last month.
Colonial First State, AIA settle class action for $140M
Wealth manager Colonial First State Investments and insurer AIA have reached a $140 million settlement in a long-running class action alleging 700,000 superannuation members were charged inflated premiums on insurance products linked to former owner CBA.
Meta wins opposition to ‘Reelstar’ trade mark
Meta has successfully opposed an Australian start-up's 'Reelstar' trade mark, with a delegate finding it was too similar to the social media company's mark for its short-form video brand Reel.
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Frasers wins costs for suit that lawyers, judge said was a ‘bad idea’
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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Arada’s Australian boss can’t shut down vote on his termination
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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Colliers acquires Adelaide-based engineering consultancy
Global real estate investment giant Colliers has boosted its presence in South Australia by acquiring a leading Adelaide-based urban development consultancy.
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Former JLL industrial execs take publisher to court after sacking
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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BGC wins stay of orders to remove Iplex pipes, can’t delay reviews
Two units of builder BGC have won a stay of building remedy orders to re-pipe homes fitted with faulty Iplex piping while they appeal the orders, but have lost a bid to adjourn the appeals.
ATO dealt major blow in $948M capital gains dispute with YTL Power
The tax commissioner has suffered a major loss in a dispute with Malaysian power company YTL Power over a $948 million capital gain from the sale of its stake in South Australia-based ElectraNet in 2022.
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‘Misguided manoeuvre’: EPA intimidation claim fails in suit over development
A judge has made contempt findings against a real estate agent who attached discovered documents to emails that railed against alleged collusion between a local council and the EPA, but stopped short of finding he intimidated witnesses in a spat over a Ballarat development.