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Pacific Werribee owners waived privilege over Allens docs: court
A court overseeing a $356 million defects case has ordered Pacific Werribee Shopping Centre's owners to produce communications between an engineering consultant and Big Six firm Allens, finding legal privilege was waived.
US law firm’s fees not recoverable as costs, court rules in defamation case
The former president of the Federation of International Polo, who successfully defeated a defamation suit by a prominent polo benefactor, has failed to recover $1.2 million in legal fees paid to a US law firm.
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Probuild fights Pacific Werribee owners’ privilege claim over Allens chats
Probuild is fighting legal professional privilege claims by the co-owners of the Pacific Werribee shopping centre in Victoria, who have brought a $356 million defects case against the collapsed builder. 
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VCAT decision against developer ‘lacks intelligible justification’: court
A property developer has won its challenge to a VCAT decision that tanked its subdivision plans, with an appeals court accepting its argument that the decision was “seriously illogical”.
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Duke Apartments developer can bring $6M offsetting claim in fight with builder
Duke Ventures has succeeded in setting aside a statutory demand from the builder of a 10-storey development in Collingwood, with a judge finding the property developer can rely on a $6 million offsetting claim. 
Pre-case discovery not for determining recovery prospects, judge says in $350M Probuild spat
A judge has found that preliminary discovery does not extend to information about the likely recovery of a claim, rejecting an argument that the relevant rule allows prospective plaintiffs to test whether litigation will be “worthwhile".