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Applicant’s claim flops in postgrads class action against University of Sydney
Class Actions 2025-06-10 11:47 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has dismissed a class action applicant’s claim that he was underpaid as a University of Sydney postgraduate student, but left for another day the question of whether the court should also make orders binding group members. 

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MinterEllison advises Johns Lyng on Pacific Equity Partners’ buyout offer
M&A 2025-06-11 11:04 pm By Christine Caulfield

Johns Lyng Group confirmed Wednesday it had received a takeover offer from Pacific Equity Partners for an undisclosed sum and has granted the private equity firm an exclusivity period to undergo due diligence.

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Soul Patts, Brickworks merger shows capital markets ‘open and willing’, says KWM chair
M&A 2025-06-11 11:50 pm By Sam Matthews

Ashurst and King & Wood Mallesons are working behind the scenes on the proposed union of long-time partners Brickworks and investment house Washington H. Soul Pattinson, a merger that shows capital markets are ready to back big deals, one lead lawyer says.

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Suitors pursue Fletcher Building’s construction business
Construction 2025-06-11 11:32 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Fletcher Building has confirmed it has received inquiries from prospective buyers of its businesses, including its construction division.

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Ex-Turner Freeman client wants to appeal failed case over property dispute
Appeals 2025-06-11 3:11 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A former Turner Freeman client is seeking to appeal a District Court decision summarily dismissing his professional negligence case against the firm and a silk over a dispute with an owners corporation. 

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Lendlease, Greenwoods settle case by ex-tax partner
Employment 2025-06-10 10:57 am By Christine Caulfield

Lendlease and tax advisory firm Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills have reached a settlement in a case by solicitor and accountant Anthony Watson, which accused the builder of taking an “aggressive” position on its taxes.

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Maxim blasts Aussie company’s ‘cavalier’ approach to IP dispute
Intellectual Property 2025-06-10 11:06 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

US-based mens magazine publisher Maxim has accused a former Australian licensee of taking a “cavalier” approach to a proceeding alleging “uncontrolled use” of its intellectual property.

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Former CEO of BBY charged over $192M Aquila Resources acquisition
ASIC 2025-06-10 11:58 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The boss of defunct stockbroking firm BBY has been hit with criminal charges over the acquisition of $192 million shares in mining company Aquila Resources. 

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Law professor sues Arnold Bloch Leibler over tax advice
Business of Law 2025-06-06 10:36 pm By Sam Matthews

A Melbourne-based business and law professor has sued Arnold Bloch Leibler,  alleging the firm gave him bad tax advice and failed to advise that he could have avoided paying Australian income tax on an inheritance from his late father, a prominent Indonesian businessman.

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ASIC’s appeal in case against Auto & General rejected as ‘inherently contradictory’
Insurance 2025-06-06 11:50 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

An appeals court has dismissed the corporate regulator’s “logically inconsistent” appeal against a landmark decision that found insurer Auto & General did not include an unfair term in its contracts.

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