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Partners from Allens and Ashurst and senior executives at Lendlease are among those appearing at next week's parliamentary committee inquiry into KPMG's misuse of client data.

Twenty-one former property owners at the site of the troubled 55-storey Halo Project skyscraper in the Sydney CBD have won access to a contract entered with Cbus Property shortly before developer FT Sydney went into administration. 

Dexus has stood down executives, sacked its advisers and launched a review of its $7 billion infrastructure division, following last week's judgment upholding the validity of a default notice by Melbourne Airport's operator.

NSW builder Hort Constructions is seeking urgent orders to restrain Iluka Resources from calling on a $1.45 million bank guarantee, claiming the mining company is seeking the funds for an improper purpose.

A class action against Optus over a 2022 data breach that affected 10 million customers has won leave to intervene in parallel cases by the media authority and information commissioner.

Insurers Marsh Limited and Insurance Australia Limited are seeking production of two reports by Deloitte commissioned by a Swiss law firm in litigation over the collapse of supply chain finance company Greensill Capital. 

A judge has closed a racial discrimination class action against Adani’s Australian mining business after finding that it sought to go “much further” than the complaint filed with the Australian Human Rights Commission.

Venture capital firm EVP has sought the court’s leave to proceed with claims against Strongroom AI founder and former director Christopher Durre, despite his financial state. 

A First Nations landowner can't add 33 family members to his suit alleging statements from Adani about him amid disputes about the Carmichael open-cut mine in Queensland contravened the Racial Discrimination Act. 

A shareholder class action against Arrium directors and auditor KPMG over the $4 billion collapse of the steel manufacturer is seeking to amend its case, saying a “misreading” of the original pleading is no basis to refuse the application.