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A judge has allowed Perth Airport to amend its case against sublessee Airservices over alleged groundwater contamination from the use of firefighting foam, finding that allowing the airport to describe PFAS chemicals as "potentially toxic" would not render the case ambiguous.
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Mills Oakley has hired two new partners for its financial services and national property teams.
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Muffin Break franchisor Foodco has defeated a franchisee's challenge to a ruling that put it on the hook for money owed under a rental agreement after the lease for the store at the Bayside Shopping Centre in Frankston was not renewed.
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The state of Victoria can't set aside a liquidator's disclaimer over hazardous waste in a property rented by collapsed marine safety flooring company Fordex, with a judge finding the landlord's rights over the property and waste were not terminated by the disclaimer.
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A survey of Property Council of Australia members has found optimism in the industry has improved, but concerns about housing supply remained a concern.
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A Stockland consortium has finalised contracts with the NSW government to lead a major redevelopment of social housing in the inner Sydney suburb of Waterloo.
Real estate investment manager Salter Brothers has resolved a spat with XL Insurance over more than $6 million in costs incurred in successfully defending itself in lawsuits by three clients.
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A Sydney lawyer has been hit with a one-year ban after a tribunal found he acted in a personal capacity for a friend in a $70 million property deal but falsely represented that he was acting for his employer.
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Lendlease has lost a lawsuit seeking to enforce a $120 million purchase agreement for five properties in Campbelltown, with a judge finding its failure to meet the conditions of sale for one key property meant the deal was off.
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KordaMentha has filed a lawsuit to force Sanjeev Gupta's GFG Alliance to turn over the port at OneSteel's Whyalla plant in South Australia, arguing the court should doubt a GFG unit's claims to a lease for the port.