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Star extends deadline for Salter Brothers $940M refinancing
Restructuring & Insolvency 2025-03-25 10:59 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Star has extended the exclusivity period for a potential $940 million refinancing deal with Salter Brothers as the struggling casino operator races to head off insolvency.

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Fresh success for Myer, Emporium landlord after $82.5M stamp duty win
Real Estate 2025-03-24 11:24 pm By Andy Sidler

Victoria’s State Revenue Office must pay the bulk of costs incurred by shopping centre landlord Vicinity in a successful challenge to $82.5 million in stamp duty slapped on land occupied by Myer and Emporium in Melbourne’s city centre.

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Nine in talks with CoStar about sale of Domain stake
Real Estate 2025-03-21 11:02 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Nine Entertainment has confirmed it is in talks with US real estate company CoStar over its proposal to buy the media company’s 60 per cent stake in real estate listing site Domain.

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Maddocks brings on two special counsel for Canberra government practice
Business of Law 2025-03-21 11:53 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A real estate expert and probity specialist have joined Maddocks Canberra-based government practice as special counsel.

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Property investment firm ISPT challenges $10M stamp duty assessment
Tax 2025-03-20 11:37 pm By Andy Sidler

Property investment firm ISPT has lodged a challenge to a $10 million stamp duty tax assessment for two acquisitions made in 2022.

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HWL Ebsworth joins other law firm tenants at Brisbane’s 360 Queen St
Real Estate 2025-03-20 11:11 pm By Christine Caulfield

Developers Charter Hall and Investa have signed on HWL Ebsworth as another law firm tenant for its $800 million commercial tower at 360 Queen St in Brisbane, which is expected to open later this year.

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Ultiqa resort owners win OK to appoint trustee for property sale
Real Estate 2025-03-19 11:13 pm By Christine Caulfield

Timeshare owners in the Ultiqa resort in Port Macquarie, NSW have won court approval to sell the property, following complaints by members that there were no prospects of exiting the holiday scheme.

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Home building law enlivened by repudiation claim, WA tribunal finds
Construction 2025-03-19 11:26 pm By Andy Sidler

A Western Australian couple will have their dispute with Thompson Sustainable Homes heard by a tribunal, after the builder’s jurisdictional objection to the operation of the Home Building Contract Act was tossed.

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Judge shoots down Crown Group director’s objection to $500,000 payments
Construction 2025-03-18 11:14 pm By Andy Sidler

A judge has found the liquidators for collapsed developer Crown Group would be justified in making $500,000 in payments to related companies Quay Group and Westport, over objections from a director that he was not consulted on a solicitor’s retainer.

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Sinking homes judge says settling common questions a ‘material change’, but rejects discovery
Class Actions 2025-03-17 11:05 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has rejected claims from the defendants in a sinking homes class action by Sydney homeowners that determining common question is not a ‘material change’ that would warrant additional discovery, but still declined to order discovery.

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