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Thomson Geer scoops up Baker McKenzie banking partner, special counsel
Business of Law 2025-10-08 11:53 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Thompson Geer has nabbed a partner and a special counsel from Baker McKenzie to grow its Melbourne-based banking and finance team.

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Catalyst wins $32M from Presbyterian Church of Qld for failed land deals
Real Estate 2025-10-08 11:32 pm By Sam Matthews

Property group Catalyst has won $31.7 million from a trustee corporation of the Presbyterian Church of Queensland over a suite of scuppered transactions for land and aged care homes.

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Top Ryde City Shopping Centre sold for $525M
Construction 2025-10-08 11:53 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Singapore-based Keppel REIT and Australian asset manager MA Financial have paid $525 million to acquire the Top Ryde City Shopping Centre in Sydney’s northwest.

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Geocon sues developers for $4M over Canberra residential projects
Construction 2025-10-07 11:18 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Canberra builder Geocon has brought a lawsuit against the developers of the Aspen and Establishment apartment buildings in Canberra, claiming it is owed $4 million in construction payments.

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Dexus-bloc shareholders in APAC can’t have different lawyers, judge says
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-10-03 11:44 pm By Christine Caulfield

The trustee for shareholders that want to retain their Dexus-managed stake in Australia Pacific Airports Corporation can’t be separately represented from the selling group, a judge has ruled in a case that pits APAC’s investors against each other.

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Pub baron Adgemis declared bankrupt, court orders properties sequestered
Bankruptcy 2025-10-03 11:56 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Sydney pub baron Jon Adgemis has been declared bankrupt and his properties have been sequestered, with the Federal Court finding the former KPMG partner owes $1.8 billion to creditors.

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St Hilliers wins approval for $550M development
Real Estate 2025-10-03 11:54 pm By Sam Matthews

St Hilliers unit Thornton Operations has won court approval for a $450 million plan to develop a mixed-use precinct that includes 526 homes, after reaching an agreement with the local council.

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Dexus Industria REIT to pay $47.5M for Melbourne warehouses
Real Estate 2025-10-02 3:25 pm By Sam Matthews

Real estate investment trust Dexus Industria REIT has agreed to acquire two warehouses in Melbourne’s south-east for a combined price of $47.5 million.

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Developer Mayfield warns of ‘startling’ consequences from ruling on NSW Ports agreement
Real Estate 2025-10-02 11:56 pm By Sam Matthews

Mayfield Developments says the High Court should overturn a finding that NSW Ports was protected by derivative Crown immunity in entering allegedly uncompetitive agreements to privatise two ports, saying the decision could have “startling” consequences such as allowing the state to devise cartel arrangements.

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Jon Adgemis declares bankruptcy ahead of Federal Court hearing
Bankruptcy 2025-10-02 11:57 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

On the eve of a Federal Court bankruptcy hearing, Sydney-based publican Jon Adgemis and founder of Public Hospitality Group has declared bankruptcy, days after five of his pubs were placed into receivership. 

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