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A class action alleging a conspiracy against collapsed investment fund Blue Sky continues to be whittled down, with a court giving the firm's founder the green light to drop claims against a handful of defendants, including law firm Gadens and AFR publisher Nine.

A judge is mulling whether to declass a group proceeding against the Australian Football League and Geelong Football Club, saying after three years of pre-trial procedures, the case is officially “out of hand”. 

The owners of the Blues Point Tower in the Sydney harbourside suburb of McMahons Point must cough up additional payments to builder Buildcorp after it undertook remediation work on the heritage-listed tower. 

Disgraced soldier Ben Roberts-Smith is digging in with his attack on a judge's findings that he committed war crimes in Afghanistan, asking the High Court to find in his favour in a defamation case against Nine.

Personal injury firm LHD Lawyers has acquired Holding Redlich’s personal injury group, Work Injury Lawyers, bolstering the firm's presence in Victoria.

Global investment firm KKR has signed a deal to acquire renewable energy producer Zenith Energy, which provides services for Australia's off-grid mining industry.

Software company Dubber has filed a negligence suit against its former auditors, BDO, over $26.6 million in alleged missing company funds and flagged further lawsuits as part of its recovery efforts.

Collapsed Roberts Co Victoria will oppose a creditor’s bid for an extension in a case seeking to wind up the construction company, claiming it is “effectively on death row” and suffering reputational damage.

The ACCC has launched a review into unsolicited sales practices in response to the first ‘super complaint’ from a consumer group, which says cold calling and similar practices should be banned.

A Western Sydney developer must make good on an agreement to buy a rezoned greenfield site in regional NSW for $70 million and pay $2.2 million in interest, a judge has found.