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A pro-Israel activist has been hit with indemnity costs after a judge found a settlement deed with Newtown, Sydney restaurant Cairo Takeaway had been breached when his solicitor leaked details of the agreement to journalists.

A class action against the Northern Territory's public housing authority has persuaded a judge to include questions relating to restitution in an initial trial.

Western Power has hired the former Sex Discrimination Commissioner to lead a review into its workplace culture and safety, as MinterEllison investigates claims that employees provided character references for a former manager convicted of raping a colleague. 

A Newcastle residential development had lost its bid to pay around $6 million in damages in monthly installments, with a judge saying there was no evidence paying the amount would put the group in a bad financial situation.

Bathroom products giant Reece has lost its challenge to a decision that found its lease of a western Sydney warehouse remained on foot after it made an invalid attempt to terminate the ten-year deal.

Growthpoint Properties Australia has sold the Grenfell car park in Adelaide’s CBD to a local investor for an undisclosed price.

The state of NSW has dodged a bid to strike out its defence in a class action accusing it of unfair prosecution of south coast Indigenous groups for engaging in cultural fishing practices.

A judge has rejected the NSW government's challenge to subpoena over notices and fire control orders concerning allegedly combustible aluminium composite cladding in a case brought by the owners at the Australia Towers in Sydney Olympic Park. 

APA Group has made a final investment decision to proceed with the $259 million Sybella Creek solar and battery project in Mount Isa.

Logistics giant Qube has told a court it is entitled to enforce $26 million in arbitration awards against Martinus Rail ahead of a larger dispute over Sydney's $4 billion Moorebank Intermodal Terminal and no right of appeal exists for its foe.