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Sacked BlackBay lawyer accused of launching rival firm can’t tweak defence
Business of Law 2025-12-03 11:56 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A former principal at law firm BlackBay accused of taking confidential client information to launch a rival law firm has lost his bid to file a new defence, with a judge calling the new pleadings “confused”.

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From farm to bench, silk Edward Muston takes spot on Supreme Court
Courts 2025-12-02 11:57 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Veteran of the NSW bar Edward Muston SC has been sworn in as the newest judge of the state’s Supreme Court, but before he was prosecuting high stakes environmental law cases, his plan was to be a jackaroo.

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Lendlease loses appeal in $120M Campbelltown land case
Construction 2025-12-03 11:51 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Lendlease has lost its appeal of a ruling that shot down its bid to enforce a $120 million purchase agreement for five plots of land in Campbelltown against a company controlled by the Macarthur-Onslow family. 

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Carlisle Homes scores win in dispute over Nexus Mulgrave lease
Real Estate 2025-12-03 11:59 pm By Andy Sidler

Carlisle Homes has prevailed on a preliminary question in a dispute with Nexus Office over alleged defects in a Nexus Mulgrave rental space, with an appeals court finding an expert had not properly determined the dispute. 

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Timber company loses fight with Valuer-General over $110M forest
Agriculture 2025-12-02 11:58 pm By Andy Sidler

Grand Ridge Plantations has lost an appeal seeking to halve the official valuation of its Gippsland timber forest, with a court finding that the trees on the land must be included in its assessed value.

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Pipe manufacturer Buteline added to residential defects suit
Construction 2025-12-02 11:36 pm By Sam Matthews

New Zealand-based pipe manufacturer Buteline has been added to a case seeking damages over the installation of allegedly defective water pipes in a residential building in the Northern Territory.

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Homes Victoria must release public housing tower docs, report says
Construction 2025-12-02 11:45 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A parliamentary committee has said the Victorian government must release all evidence supporting the demolition of 44 public housing towers in Melbourne, some of which are the subject of a dismissed class action that is being appealed.

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More claims fly in Rebel Wilson’s fight with The Deb’s producers
Defamation 2025-11-28 11:48 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Rebel Wilson wants a court to shut down a cross-claim launched by a company linked to her film ‘The Deb’, the latest salvo in the director’s battle with the movie’s producers.

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Former LK Law founder must pay $41M in suit over secret sale
Business of Law 2025-11-28 11:24 pm By Andy Sidler

Adelaide lawyer Jason Karas must pay $41 million to his former business partner and law firm after he was found to have covertly negotiated to sell the firm’s Hong Kong-based entity while in the throes of ending the partnership.

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Cushman & Wakefield wants axed director to repay $1.5M bonus
Employment 2025-11-27 5:43 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Commercial real estate broker Cushman & Wakefield has filed a cross-claim in a former managing director’s unfair dismissal case seeking repayment of a $1.5 million bonus.

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