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The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia has failed in its bid for special leave to the High Court, after an appeals court found it couldn't escape unfair dismissal proceedings.

The High Court has tossed a Mauritius company’s case seeking to enforce a $111.3 million arbitration award against India, finding the country's ratification of the New York Convention did not mean it had waived its immunity from the suit.

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.

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.

A Federal Court judge has refused to alter freezing orders to cover rent costs for the couple behind defunct NDIS housing developer ALAMMC, after the Queensland Supreme Court made possession orders over their Gold Coast apartment.

Former Star CEO Matthias Bekier is seeking leave to appeal a judge's finding that he and the casino operator's former GC breached their duties, while ASIC is mulling a challenge to the court's dismissal of its case against members of the Star board. 

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.

Developer Robert Filippini, who is suspected of fraudulently receiving investor money from defunct Keystone Asset Management, is seeking to appeal an extension of freezing orders over family trusts that hold property and several luxury cars.

Developer Robert Filippini, who is suspected of fraudulently receiving investor money from defunct Keystone Asset Management, is seeking to appeal an extension of freezing orders over family trusts that hold property and several luxury cars.

In finding Star Entertainment's former group general counsel liable for breaches of duty, the judge overseeing ASIC's case has questioned the chief lawyer's insistence that she "rarely gave legal advice" and that her roles with the company should be delineated.