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APAC chair denies being ‘disingenuous’ in removing HSFK’s Dexus remedy advice
The chair of airport operator APAC has admitted redacting advice from Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer to remove a suggested remedy for major shareholder Dexus' alleged breach of confidentiality, but denies she misled the board.
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Trial in Dexus, APAC clash puts the lawyers in the hot seat
The court battle between APAC and major shareholder Dexus over the sale of an investor's stake in the airport operator went to a hearing this week, but it's the solicitors representing the warring parties that found themselves on trial.
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Dexus GC denies being ‘careless’ with APAC info, points to junior lawyer
A senior in-house lawyer at Dexus has rejected suggestions she was “careless” in her role in the sale of shares in Melbourne Airport operator APAC, saying she relied on a subordinate lawyer and others within the business. 
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Dexus execs relied on Mallesons, GC advice over airport share sale, court told
Lawyers assured two Dexus executives that it was OK to share the confidential information of Melbourne Airport operator APAC with proposed purchasers of the real estate asset manager's stake in the company, a court has heard.
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‘Rank, rank incompetence’: Judge slams solicitors in APAC, Dexus trial
A judge has threatened to vacate the trial in Dexus’ case against Melbourne Airport operator APAC after all the defendants tried to file documents late, suggesting the lawyers may be hit with personal costs orders.
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Hammer not having it: Trial in APAC, Dexus row starts, then stops
Questioning of the first witness in Dexus' case against Melbourne Airport's operator was an hour in when trial was halted by the judge, who complained of flying by the seat of his pants, documentary evidence-wise.
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‘Recipe for disaster’: Judge wrangles cases over $55M Port Botany defects claim
A judge has said that a series of cases stemming from a $55 million defects claim over the Port Botany Enfield Intermodal Logistics Centre need to be "case managed with an iron fist".
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Dexus to quiz APAC chair ahead of trial in airport shareholder row
Dexus can question APAC's chair on the material relied on by the Melbourne Airport operator in issuing a default notice requiring the real estate asset manager to sell its stake, ahead of trial in a fight over the validity of the notice.
Courtenay House victims win case over Ponzi scheme losses
Two victims of collapsed investment firm Courtenay House have won a case against the real estate agent who persuaded them to invest hundreds of thousands of dollars into the $180 million Ponzi scheme.
Westpac CEO ordered to court after bank seeks to ‘defend the indefensible’
A judge ordered Westpac's CEO to front court over the "unconscionable" actions of mortgage subsidiary St George Bank in refusing to reverse an adverse credit record from a customer short $44.11 on her mortgage payments.