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Squire Patton Boggs has recruited a private equity specialist from Allens for its Sydney corporate practice.

An activist group has lost a challenge to the approval of a 69-turbine wind farm in North Queensland that it says ran afoul of international treaties to protect migratory birds, with a judge finding no grounds to review the decision.

The government has rejected Greenpeace's request to reconsider approval for Woodside’s North West Shelf project extension, paving the way for a final decision that could see the gas field in operation for another 46 years.

Dexus' denial of a breach of confidentiality in a battle with co-owners of airport operator APAC is unlikely to hold up, a judge has said, and what appears to have been done can't be undone. What the high-stakes row will come down to, he says, is materiality.

ASX-listed MA Financial will acquire shopping centre-focused real estate investment manager IP Generation for $90.4 million.

A judge has denied Austin Engineering’s bid for a $210,000 freezing order against a former sales representative, with a judge finding there was an arguable claim for breach of confidence but no evidence of a claim to more than nominal damages. 

Major industrial landlord Centuria Capital and US-based real estate investment manager BGO have joined forces to break into the tightly held Western Sydney industrial land market, buying out 45,000 square metres of warehouse space in an off-market sale. 

Ashurst has decided to wind down its Canberra federal government practice following a strategic review, with seven partners set to move to Thomson Geer. 

A boutique law firm is investigating a potential class action against Blackmores over claims that its supplements contain “potentially toxic” levels of vitamin B6 that could cause injury. 

Australia's corporate watchdog has taken Snaffle to court, alleging the online retailer inflated prices and charged excessive interest under credit contracts.