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Slater & Gordon has settled a lawsuit by its former HR head alleging she was axed after expressing concerns that the firm deliberately underpaid over $300,000 in leave entitlements.

A bid for approval of a seniors living complex on Sydney’s northern beaches has stalled after a court found a commissioner ignored mandatory considerations on the mistaken understanding that they conflicted with other planning requirements. 

Launching a cross-claim in a former managing director's unfair dismissal case, commercial real estate broker Cushman & Wakefield wants orders for repayment of a $1.5 million bonus.

Commercial real estate broker Cushman & Wakefield has filed a cross-claim in a former managing director's unfair dismissal case seeking repayment of a $1.5 million bonus.

Real estate asset manager Dexus has won access to advice given by the lawyers of two shareholders of airport operator APAC over an alleged breach of a shareholder deed. 

A judge has handed Shinetec a win in its dispute with the developer of a scuttled $185 million project in Sydney, finding that $48 million owed by the builder to its parent company after the developer called on a letter of credit fell within the definition of ‘secured money’.

An appeals court has confirmed that mining companies AngloGold and IGO Limited did not need to renegotiate native title approvals when they consolidated 31 existing mining leases into a single lease. 

After losing a fight over access to millions of seized documents, Fortescue has settled its trade secrets case against green iron company Element Zero.

A homophobic tweet aimed at independent Sydney MP Alex Greenwich may have approached “vulgar abuse" but was just part of the cut and thrust of Australian political debate, former One Nation politician Mark Latham has said.

Chase Builders can't avoid completing fire safety rectification works at the Manhattan on the Park apartment complex in Canberra by citing a 10-year limitations period after running down the clock with litigation, a tribunal has said.