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Defamation case against AFR by Bird’s Basement owner can proceed despite delay
The owner of Melbourne jazz venue Bird’s Basement has been given the greenlight to pursue defamation action, lodged after the one-year deadline, over an AFR report on a former employee's case.
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Gilbert + Tobin beefs up real assets team with Blackstone hire
Gilbert + Tobin has strengthened its real assets team with the appointment of a partner recruited from global asset manager Blackstone.
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More delays in ACCC decision on Acciona’s play for $500M waste-to-energy plant
Acciona's bid to acquire the $500 million East Rockingham waste-to-energy project in Western Australia is facing more uncertainty after the ACCC said it had paused its review of the proposal. 
K&L Gates nabs Deloitte tax partner with transfer pricing dispute chops
K&L Gates has bolstered its tax disputes offering, snagging a partner from Deloitte with experience in transfer pricing controversies for its Sydney office.
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Lion Property Group entities wound up, as Victoria Police eyes liquidators’ report
A judge has made winding up orders against companies connected to Lion Property Group and allowed Victoria Police to access a confidential report from the luxury Melbourne developer's provisional liquidators.
Mayne denies continuous disclosure breaches in feud with Cosette
Mayne Pharma has denied US drug maker Cosette's claims it breached its continuous disclosure obligations in relation to US FDA concerns about marketing for its Nextstellis contraceptive, as the drug makers spar over their $672 million merger.
High Court confirms employers must consider redeployment before redundancy
The High Court has upheld a decision that found Helensburgh Coal should have tried to redeploy 22 workers it dismissed as redundant and replaced with contractors.
Oxford Nanopore brings patent infringement case against MGI
Genomic sequencing company Oxford Nanopore Technologies has sued MGI Australia alleging infringement of four patents covering nanopore technology.
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Judge caps Aboriginal group’s costs in dispute over $1B Regis gold mine
An Aboriginal group joined to Regis Resources’ challenge to a decision concerning its McPhillamys gold mine has won an order capping its costs at $20,000, with a judge rejecting the gold producer's argument the order was unnecessary. 
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Santos should prove it can pay for Reindeer gas clean-up, suit says
An environmental group has taken Santos and NOPSEMA to court, alleging the  offshore oil and gas regulator failed to ensure the gas giant has the financial means to decommission its Reindeer gas field in Western Australia.