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Thomson Geer nabs another partner from Holding Redlich
A workplace health and safety partner with more than 25 years of experience has made the leap to Thomson Geer, the third partner to jump ship from Holding Redlich in recent months. 
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Frasers wins costs for suit that lawyers, judge said was a ‘bad idea’
Owners of apartments in Sydney's One Central Park have been ordered to pay Frasers' costs in defending a suit that sought declarations in relation to defective planter boxes on the building's façade.
Court tosses security concierge officer’s case against Meriton
Meriton has won summary dismissal of a security concierge's Fair Work claims, with a judge finding the case had no prospects of success.
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Arada’s Australian boss can’t shut down vote on his termination
The managing director of the Australian arm of property developer Arada has lost his bid to bar a vote on his termination as he and the group's CEO sling allegations of misconduct and dishonesty. 
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BGC wins stay of orders to remove Iplex pipes, can’t delay reviews
Two units of builder BGC have won a stay of building remedy orders to re-pipe homes fitted with faulty Iplex piping while they appeal the orders, but have lost a bid to adjourn the appeals.
ATO dealt major blow in $948M capital gains dispute with YTL Power
The tax commissioner has suffered a major loss in a dispute with Malaysian power company YTL Power over a $948 million capital gain from the sale of its stake in South Australia-based ElectraNet in 2022.
Fired JLL execs sue The Australian publisher for defamation
Two axed executives of real estate broker Jones Lang LaSalle have sued the publisher of The Australian over articles they say destroyed their professional reputations and cost them up to $15 million each in earnings.
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‘Misguided manoeuvre’: EPA intimidation claim fails in suit over development
A judge has made contempt findings against a real estate agent who attached discovered documents to emails that railed against alleged collusion between a local council and the EPA, but stopped short of finding he intimidated witnesses in a spat over a Ballarat development.
Group members to get half of $110M BHP shareholder class action settlement
The funder and law firms that ran a shareholder class action against BHP over the collapse of the company's Samarco Fundão dam in Brazil will seek approval for deductions that will see half of the $110 million settlement go to group members. 
Isuzu’s appeal falls short in trade secrets spat with Directed Electronics
Isuzu has lost an appeal bid to shut down a lawsuit by car alarm company Directed Electronics over alleged trade secrets theft, after an earlier case left it with a $169 million damages bill.