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Court OKs settlement with gag clause in Marsden Park development class action
Class Actions 2025-05-29 11:23 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has signed off on a confidential settlement in a class action over off-the-plan homes in a proposed north-west Sydney development, including a clause that prevents group members from making any public statements about the suit or disparaging the parties. 

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Co-ed a go, court says in win for Sydney’s prestigious Newington College
Education 2025-05-29 11:16 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A legal challenge over a Sydney private school’s plans to go co-ed has been dismissed, with a judge ruling the word “youth” in the school’s 150-year old founding document had a gender neutral meaning.

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Coleman Greig defeats client’s claims in dispute over ‘exorbitant’ fees
Business of Law 2025-05-29 11:09 pm By Sam Matthews

A former client of Coleman Grieg has lost her challenge to alleged “exorbitant” fees charged by the law firm, with a judge also rejecting her contention that she signed costs notices under duress.

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Too late for Lendlease to run new argument in $120M Campbelltown land feud
Real Estate 2025-05-29 11:52 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Lendlease can’t bring new claims in an unsuccessful fight over Campbelltown plots worth $120 million, with a judge finding it was not appropriate to allow the amendments “at this very late stage”.

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Sydney law firm must pay $427,000 in negligence suit over land sale
Real Estate 2025-05-29 11:52 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered a Sydney law firm to pay $427,000 to a former client after finding it drafted a defective notice in a land sale and defended proceedings that came about because of its own negligence.

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Charter Hall secures major tenants for $850M logistics hub
Real Estate 2025-05-29 11:19 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Real estate fund manager Charter Hall has secured leases for 90 per cent of its $850 million Light Horse logistics hub in Eastern Creek, Western Sydney.

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‘Extremely inconvenient’: Court unhappy with arbitration push in EnergyConnect project spat
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-05-28 11:52 pm By Sam Matthews

In a court fight between engineering firm Clough and its former joint venture partner Elecnor, a judge has questioned Elecnor’s “extremely inconvenient” bid to send Clough’s $54 million cross-claim to arbitration in Singapore.

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MAC Copper accepts $1.6B takeover bid from Harmony Gold
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-05-28 11:03 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

MAC Copper, which operates the Cobar copper mine in NSW, has accepted a $1.6 billion takeover offer from South African-based gold mining company Harmony Gold.

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For Sydney corporate tenants, prime views come with high price tag
Real Estate 2025-05-27 11:47 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Companies can expect to pay 60 per cent more to rent out floors with views in Sydney’s premium office towers, according to a report by commercial real estate broker CBRE.

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Glencore gets OK to expand Ulan coal mine operations
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-05-27 11:35 pm By Andy Sidler

The NSW government has granted mine operator Glencore permission to run the Ulan coal mine until 2035, allowing for the extraction of an additional 18.8 million tonnes of coal, despite net zero targets on the horizon.

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