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Crown says NSW gov’t ‘spruiked’ to block Sydney harbour views
Crown Resorts has accused the NSW government of breaching its contractual obligations by "spruiking" to construction firms for development at central Barangaroo that would obstruct its views of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Opera House.
ASIC bans fourth NAB banker over home loan fraud scam
Former National Australia Bank branch manager Mathew Alwan has been permanently banned from the financial services industry for his involvement in a home loan fraud ring in greater western Sydney.
Metricon pays ASIC fine for misleading first home buyers
Housing giant Metricon will pay $50,400 in penalties after being hit with four infringement notices for misleading advertising aimed at first home buyers. 
Mortgage firm can’t shut down derivative suit over Macquarie Bank sale
Mortgage aggregator Connective Group has lost an appeal of a ruling that gave the greenlight to a shareholder's derivative lawsuit against company directors and Macquarie Bank over the sale of 25 percent of the business to the bank.
Judge gives RE/MAX, Resimax a week to settle trade mark fight
After signalling last month they were close to resolving their trade mark dispute, real estate companies RE/MAX and Resimax have been been given one last chance -- and one more week -- to settle.
Lux Sydney retailer can’t strike NSW’s defences in light rail construction suit
Australian luxury watch retailer Watches of Switzerland has lost a bid to strike out Transport for NSW's defences in a case seeking damages for the ongoing construction of the light rail project in Sydney's CBD.
Gold Coast council ducks suit over $48M Surfers Paradise building sale
A judge has set aside an application to block the $48 million sale of a Surfers Paradise building and car park after finding the community organisation that launched the proceedings lacked standing.
Crown sues NSW government to protect Sydney harbour views
Crown Resorts is taking the NSW government to court over development at central Barangaroo that threatens to block its views of Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Opera House.
Fairfax hit with contempt order over Domain app ads
Fairfax Media has been fined and hit with a contempt of court order for reneging on its promise to refrain from advertising its Domain business as "the #1 property app in Australia" while a consumer protection case brought against it by realestate.com.au owner REA Group was ongoing.
Briefly: REA Group wins challenge to realestateasia.com.au TM
Online property portal REA Group has successfully opposed registration of a trademark for the domain name realestateasia.com.au, with the Trade Marks Office saying the challenged mark was adopted to exploit the commercial success of the popular real estate site.