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Real estate giant Cushman & Wakefield has settled a suit by a former managing director who alleged he was unfairly terminated to prevent him from keeping a $1.5 million sign-on bonus. 

Real estate giant Cushman & Wakefield has settled a suit by a former managing director who alleged he was unfairly terminated to prevent him from keeping a $1.5 million sign-on bonus. 

The applicants in a class action against Transport for NSW over the construction of the Sydney CBD light rail have lost their appeal of a ruling that ordered the government to pay just 65 per cent of their trial costs, which they claim amounts to a $5.4 million reduction.

Lander & Rogers says its independence has helped the firm remain agile at a time when Australian law firms are increasingly pursuing international mergers to contend with economic pressures and rising client expectations.

Property manager Fortius has lost its bid to bring negligence claims under NSW's Design and Building Practitioners Act against certifier City Plan Services in defects litigation over the One Central Park development in Sydney.

A financial licensing expert has predicted that cryptocurrency firm Block Earner will have to produce the legal advice that saw it avoid a penalty at first instance, after the High Court found last week that it needed a financial services licence. 

A developer has taken builder LU Simon to court, seeking an order that it pay $8.7 million in liquidated damages for failing to complete a $74 million residential development in Box Hill on time.

Property manager Fortius wants to add new claims under NSW's Design and Building Practitioners Act against certifier City Plan Services in a dispute over the One Central Park development in Sydney.

Lander & Rogers has snagged two Johnson Winter Slattery commercial disputes lawyers with decades of experience advising the country's regulators, who will bring a team of eight along with them. 

A judge hearing a challenge to Woodside's North West Shelf extension will hear arguments from a UN special rapporteur on the relevance of international law, including an International Court of Justice opinion that held countries have an obligation to protect the climate from greenhouse gas emissions.