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St Kilda high-rise owners lose adverse possession claim over tennis court
Real Estate 2026-01-08 10:58 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The owners corporation for an apartment complex in the Melbourne suburb of St Kilda has lost its adverse possession claim over a tennis court mostly located on adjoining land, with a judge finding their use of the property was subject to a lease. 

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Monadelphous scores $110M contract with BW Offshore
Energy & Natural Resources 2026-01-08 11:32 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Monadelphous Group has won a $110 million contract with offshore engineer BW Opal to provide maintenance services at a facility off the coast of Darwin.

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Leda Constructions loses bid for injunction in fight over $4M contract
Construction 2026-01-08 11:14 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Builder Leda Constructions has lost its bid for injunctions that would prevent the principal in a $4 million building contract from calling on two bank guarantees worth $101,553 each. 

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Judge rails against ChatGPT use by former Neometals exec
Employment 2026-01-07 4:58 pm By Sam Matthews

The judge overseeing a whistleblower suit by the former head of recycling at Neometals has chastised the executive for using ChatGPT to prepare an unsuccessful stay application.

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WiseTech to sell off Expedient Software amid ACCC concerns
Competition & Consumer Protection 2026-01-07 11:02 pm By Andy Sidler

WiseTech has agreed to divest logistics software company Expedient, which the ACCC said the Richard White-founded company acquired before the regulator had completed its competition review.

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Cudeco class action judge ‘extremely concerned’ about evidence delays
Class Actions 2025-12-23 3:59 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Pointing to a pattern of non-compliance with his orders, a judge hearing a shareholder class action over the collapse of mining company Cudeco has expressed concerns about “significant” delays in the case.

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Australian Unity hit with $7M penalty for failing to properly vet investors
ASIC 2025-12-23 4:27 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered Australian Unity to pay a $7.1 million penalty in ASIC proceedings alleging it pumped more than $9.5 million into a risky mortgage scheme without properly vetting investors. 

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ASIC sues BDO, director over audit reports for Dubber
Accounting 2025-12-23 11:26 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The corporate cop has sued BDO Audit and director Dean Just in the Federal Court over alleged false and misleading reports it made for ASX-listed software company Dubber. 

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Arnold Bloch Leibler won’t be kicked off dispute over property exec’s estate
Real Estate 2026-01-07 11:26 pm By Andy Sidler

A court has found that two of the three heirs to the owners of property investor Kurtz Group can continue to use the services of Arnold Bloch Leibler, finding no risk of conflict. 

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Binance agrees to $10M penalty in ASIC case, but judge wants more info
Cryptocurrency 2025-12-23 11:07 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Binance has agreed to a $10 million penalty in ASIC’s case alleging the defunct crypto firm misclassified retail customers as eligible to invest in risky derivatives, but a judge wants more details before approving the deal.

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