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Clough appeals stay of $54M cross-claim in EnergyConnect spat with Elecnor
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-08-25 11:22 pm By Christine Caulfield

Engineering firm Clough Projects Australia is challenging a judge’s order staying its $54 million cross-claim against former Energy Connection joint venture partner Elecnor.

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Trainee doctors not entitled to allowance, NSW court says in loss for union
Employment 2025-08-25 11:31 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A NSW Industrial Court judge has dismissed a case on behalf of junior doctors seeking a 10 per cent allowance for temporary employees, saying while the doctors were on fixed-term contracts they were permanent employees.

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Antony Catalano spared from giving evidence about Keybridge deal
ASIC 2025-08-25 11:27 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Billionaire media mogul Antony Catalano will not be required to provide evidence about a deal between Keybridge Capital and Magellan Financial Group after claiming it could put him at risk of incriminating himself as the Australian Securities and Investments Commission probes the transaction.

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Companies associated with Quasar Constructions director dodge freezing orders
Restructuring & Insolvency 2025-08-25 11:49 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Three companies associated with the sole director of Quasar Constructions have avoided freezing orders sought by the liquidators of the defunct Sydney builder after providing undertakings to not dispose of assets.

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Lendlease scores pharma giant as latest Victoria Cross Tower tenant
Construction 2025-08-22 11:09 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Global pharmaceutical company Novartis has become the latest tenant at Lendlease’s Victoria Cross Tower in North Sydney. Novartis ANZ will set up shop across one floor of the building, occupying 1,700 square metres in the mid-rise of the building, Lendlease said Thursday. The skyscraper is more than 30 per cent leased, with 70 percent of…

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Climate change not mandatory consideration for Mount Pleasant extension, Mach tells High Court
Environment 2025-08-21 11:58 pm By Sam Matthews

Mach Energy has filed an application with the High Court seeking to overturn an activist group’s win in a case over the extension of the Mount Pleasant coal mine, arguing climate impacts were not a mandatory consideration for the approval.

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Former Wallaby snaps up Riverina pub for $50M
Real Estate 2025-08-21 11:03 pm By Sam Matthews

Former Wallabies player Bill Young has bought the Gem Hotel in Griffith for a reported purchase price of $50 million, in a deal which broker HTL Property said set a new record for pub sales.  HTL Property announced on Wednesday that it brokered the deal between publican Jim Knox and former Wallabies player turned businessman…

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AI use by self-repped litigants may need ‘more intrusive’ case management: court
AI 2025-08-19 11:40 pm By Andy Sidler

A recent property dispute involving a self-represented litigant who relied on AI-generated submissions, including at least one ‘hallucinated’ case, has prompted questions about the need for more active case management of the use of AI by unrepresented parties to prevent wasting court time. 

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Reece did not validly terminate Sydney warehouse lease, court says
Real Estate 2025-08-20 11:04 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A judge has found bathroom products giant Reece did not validly end a decade-long warehouse lease after its own actions caused a delay in obtaining an occupation certificate.

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Court grants approval to Bondi Junction residential development
Construction 2025-08-20 11:14 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The NSW Land and Environment Court has given the green light to a plan to build an apartment complex in Bondi Junction following a successful conciliation conference between the developer and the local council.

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