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Roberts Co building group enters voluntary administration
Construction 2025-05-15 3:41 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The head company in the Roberts Co construction group has gone into administration after its NSW arm was sold off to UAE-based developer Arada earlier this month. 

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Lendlease in joint venture negotiations with Crown Estate
Construction 2025-05-15 11:17 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Lendlease has confirmed it is joint venture talks with the British Monarch’s land and property management company to develop a portfolio of projects in the UK.

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Court vacates hearing in Energy Resources case over Jabiluka mine lease
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-05-15 11:53 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has vacated a hearing in Energy Resources’ lawsuit challenging a decision not to renew its lease for the Jabiluka uranium mine in the Northern Territory after hearing there were “good prospects” the case could be resolved. 

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Sumitomo takes 30% stake in Rio Tinto’s WA copper-gold project
M&A 2025-05-15 11:01 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Rio Tinto has signed a $430 million partnership agreement with Japan’s Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. to fast track development of its copper-gold project in Western Australia’s Great Sandy Desert.

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Jeanswest has $26M in lease debt, but administrators courting brand buyers
Restructuring & Insolvency 2025-05-15 11:17 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Collapsed clothing brand Jeanswest has nearly $26 million in lease liabilities on stores nationwide, but buyers may bite, administrators have told the Federal Court.  

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High Court finds Air Canada did not waive defence in passenger suit over turbulence
High Court 2025-05-14 11:46 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Air Canada did not waive a defence allowing it to cap damages at $240,000 in a claim by several passengers over alleged spinal and psychological injuries caused by turbulence on a 2019 flight, the High Court has ruled. 

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Western Power, Ventia equally liable for costs orders in Parkerville bushfire case
Class Actions 2025-05-14 11:03 pm By Sam Matthews

Western Power, Ventia, and a property owner found jointly liable for loss arising from the Parkerville bushfire are equally liable to each other for any costs orders in favour of the plaintiffs in the case, after a judge found he could not disturb existing costs orders in a new proceeding.

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Star’s former CEO not responsible for ‘every aspect’ of business, court told
Trials 2025-05-13 11:45 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The former CEO of the Star was not responsible for every aspect of the business and instead played a “supervisory role”, a court has heard in ASIC’s case over the casino’s money laundering failures. 

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Harvey Norman class action cites GCO in bid to avoid costs referee
Class Actions 2025-05-13 11:24 pm By Sam Matthews

Two soon-to-be consolidated class actions against Harvey Norman are fighting the retailer’s bid to appoint a costs referee, saying this was unnecessary given their plan to secure a group costs order.

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‘Gun to court’s head’: Judge won’t give OK to Strongroom AI’s sale proposal
Restructuring & Insolvency 2025-05-13 11:08 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A judge has refused an eleventh-hour application by administrators for Strongroom AI for court approval of a sale offer ahead of a second creditors meeting, likening the bid to “putting a gun to the court’s head”.

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