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Non-profit aged care provider Southern Cross Care has agreed to pay over $11.7 million to 5,500 underpaid staff as part of a court-enforceable undertaking with the Fair Work Ombudsman.

Retail property group Vicinity and GIC's Ipoh have won $470,000 from a former tenant at Sydney's Galeries Shopping Centre to cover unpaid rent, damages and fitout restoration costs.

Property developer Ascot Capital has acquired a Queensland industrial portfolio from construction materials company Wagners in a $43 million leaseback deal.

Parramatta City Council has prevailed in a fight with Transport for NSW over land compulsorily acquired for the state's light rail system, with a judge finding it held a registered interest in the land. 

Sydney developer Romeciti is challenging a $9.19 million payment adjudication in favour of construction company Watpac in connection with a $450 million high-end residential complex in Macquarie Park.

A NSW appeals court has found objectors have no right to weigh in on development applications once they reach conciliation in the Land and Environment Court, and that judges don't have to consider all material before the court. 

A Melbourne silk wants to set aside a default judgment in a negligence case brought by a former client, claiming he should have the chance to defend his professional reputation. 

Former ACM head Antony Catalano and his wife are seeking compensation over alleged defects in the the façade of their $30 million St Kilda penthouse apartment, while attempting to sell the swanky digs for $6 million less than the initial asking price. 

The operator of the Urbanest student accommodation in Melbourne has sued Monash College for $22.2 million in damages, claiming the university breached a contract over unoccupied bed rent. 

A tribunal has dealt a blow to ASX-listed residential park owner Ingenia, ordering it to repay 50 per cent of the rent charged to residents at a Queensland park whose rent was raised by more than 26 per cent following a market review.