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Roberts Co appeals decision on $3.2M after-hours payment claim
Roberts Co has appealed a decision which required it to pay the entirety of subcontractor Sharvain Facades $3.2 million payment claim, despite it being filed after hours on a Friday.
‘Sharp practice’: Judge chides Atanaskovic Hartnell for garnishee order in fee fight with client
A judge has said Sydney firm Atanskovic Hartnell’s garnishee order was “entirely unacceptable” in a long-running fee fight with its former client, a company owned by media mogul Bruce Gordon. 
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Dexus must sell stake in $1.7B shopping centre to Macquarie after failed appeal
An appeals court has rejected Dexus' challenge to a finding that it must sell its 50 per cent stake in Sydney’s largest suburban shopping centre to Macquarie Retail, saying its arguments contradicted the “evident commercial purpose” of the contracts at issue.
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Dexus tells appeals court judge erred in fight with Macquarie over $1.7B shopping centre
A Dexus property fund has argued that a judge went the “wrong way” in deciding that it was forced to sell its 50 per cent stake in Sydney’s largest suburban shopping centre to Macquarie Retail. 
Accolade Wines wins spat with Pernod Ricard over business sale deal
Wine producer Accolade has won a dispute with Pernod Ricard over interim arrangements to distribute wine after it bought the French winemaker’s Australian and New Zealand businesses.
Media mogul says costs spat should be put on ice until High Court rules
Media mogul Bruce Gordon says a costs dispute with Atanaskovic Hartnell should be paused until the High Court has its say on a key issue.
Uber wins fight with NSW revenue office over $81M in payroll tax
Uber has successfully challenged five years of payroll tax totalling more than $81 million, with a judge finding that payments made to drivers should not be taxed as wages as Uber only acts as a "payment collection agent" between rider and driver.
Lawyers’ costs would leave personal injury client with 5% of Coles settlement, court says
A woman who secured a $650,000 settlement from Coles after allegedly slipping on water at a Penrith, NSW supermarket may see just over five per cent of the sum after fees by the two law firms that represented her, as well as deductions by Medicare and Centrelink, a judge has said.
Influential judge remembered for ushering in ‘brutal’ case management rules
Practitioners have marked the passing of former NSW Supreme Court Justice Andrew Rogers KC, who will be remembered for transforming commercial litigation through his vigorous, often "brutal" approach to case management.
PwC partner wins lawsuit over forced departure
A PricewaterhouseCoopers partner has won his lawsuit against the professional services firm over his forced dismissal, with a judge finding the decision breached a partnership agreement and that the firm had acknowledged the partner did not misuse confidential ATO information.