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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.

A judge has approved a $50 million settlement in a class action against ANZ and superannuation trustee OnePath, but has slashed by half a proposed $1.76 million deduction for the plaintiff firm's after-the-event insurance.

Adelaide lawyer Jason Karas is challenging a ruling that he pay $41 million to his former business partner and law firm for what a court found was a secret plan to sell the firm’s Hong Kong-based entity.

Major infrastructure manager Downer Group has signed a five-year $500 million deal to manage Stockland’s suite of operational assets.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is keeping a close eye on airlines amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, which has led to cancelled flights and higher gas prices.

A judge has ordered McDonald’s to provide any records of discussions among senior management about a court ruling that led to a class action suit over the company’s alleged failure to grant employees 10-minute rest breaks.

The Full Court has rejected Medibank's bid to appeal a finding that legal professional privilege did not attach to a Deloitte report commissioned in the wake of a massive data breach.

Property developer and former director of collapsed Keystone Asset Management Paul Chiodo wants his suit against Keystone’s liquidators managed alongside their case against the owner of City Built.

Private equity firm Whiteoak has acquired architectural facade supplier Arcadia Consolidated, supporting the company as it implements an accelerated growth plan.

A judge has refused to disqualify himself from case managing Mayne Pharma's latest dispute with US drug maker Cosette over the collapse of their $672 million merger agreement, calling the bid “plainly premature”.