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$500M waste-to-energy plant wins extension, as Acciona’s wait continues
Receivers of the $500 million East Rockingham waste-to-energy project will have until the end of September to hash out a plan to maximise creditor returns, as Acciona's wait for approval of its bid to acquire the plant continues.
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‘Miscellaneous’ licence doesn’t exempt Atlantic from WA land rates: court
Atlantic will have to pay its dues to a local council in Western Australia, where it operates a $700 million mining project, with a court rejecting arguments that would allow mining companies to avoid paying rates on land that may produce “considerable profits”.
Crypto promoters clash over who owns Bitcoin Cash trade mark
Two proponents of Bitcoin Cash have battled before IP Australia over the trade mark 'Bitcoin Cash City', with one claiming he coined it in a text message in 2019.
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Johns Lyng accepts $1.3B takeover bid from Pacific Equity Partners
Australian building services provider Johns Lyng Group has agreed to be acquired by a subsidiary of private equity group Pacific Equity Partners in a $1.3 billion deal.
Setka hits back at FWO case over alleged coercion of AFL
Former CFMEU figure John Setka has denied the workplace watchdog’s claims that he tried to coerce the AFL into sacking its head umpire over his previous role at the Australian Building and Construction Commission, saying the union had a legitimate political interest in polemicising against an “anti-unionist” officiating “a working man’s sport”.
Fight over Machiavelli restaurant matriarch’s will leads to ‘outrageous’ legal costs
Following the death of the 85-year old founder of famed Machiavelli Ristorante in Sydney, siblings Paola Toppi and Walter Toppi have racked up almost $1 million in legal costs fighting over the $2 million estate.
$750M climate class action against Murray Darling Basin Authority heads to trial
A long-running class action against the Murray Darling Basin Authority over alleged negligent water management, including the failure to consider the impacts of climate change, will head to trial next month, just weeks after the court issues judgment in another closely watched climate class action. 
Full Court asked to rule on reasonableness of financial advisors’ non-competes
Two former employees of financial services firm Monarch Advisory have appealed a ruling that awarded their former employer $270,000 in damages after they were found to have breached a non-compete agreement.
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‘Unacceptable’: Court says Sydney can’t afford loss of Paddington boarding house
A court has described a plan to demolish a 32-room boarding house for the construction of four luxury residences in Paddington as an "unacceptable loss" of affordable housing in inner-city Sydney.
PE fund Goldstone appeals ruling on unfair sacking of director
A private equity fund is challenging a ruling that it acted in an “oppressive” and “unfairly prejudicial” way towards its managing director, who a judge found was invalidly sacked for standing in the way of a deal with her business partner’s son.