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Sacked founder of Schreuder Compensation Lawyers sues firm
The founder of Schreuder Compensation Lawyers has sued the firm and its receivers after his employment was terminated in November last year, claiming he is owed nearly $700,000 in wages and other benefits.
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Multiplex wants third go at mediation in University of Sydney defects case
Multiplex wants a court to order a third round of mediation in a case by the University of Sydney over alleged defects at the Charles Perkins Centre, but the university is not keen, and told a court Friday another defect had only recently been uncovered.
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Court finds no withdrawal of payment claim in dispute over $16M Double Bay project
A judge has handed a builder a win in a dispute over a $16 million development in Double Bay, finding that the parties had made no agreement to withdraw a payment claim.
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Iberdrola wins contract for VNI West transmission project
Spanish multinational electrical giant Iberdrola has been selected to design and operate the Victoria to New South Wales Interconnector West transmission project, part of the state's pipeline of new energy infrastructure projects.
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Developer can’t appeal modification rejection under Heritage Act, court says
A judge has tossed a developer's challenge to a NSW Heritage Council decision on a new residential development plan for the site of the former Kenmore Hospital in Goulburn, saying there was no decision to appeal.
Law Society’s approach to $3M case dooms insurer’s bid for quick win
The NSW Law Society's unusual approach to a proposed case against a law firm principal for a clerk's alleged embezzlement of client funds means insurer Lawcover's summary dismissal bid must fail, a judge has said.
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‘Deliberate bad faith’ conduct by buyer of $26M Rose Bay villa, trial told
After selling his $26 million Rose Bay mansion to AsheMorgan principal Michael Rothner in 2023, options trader David Waterhouse has levied allegations of “deliberate bad faith conduct”, on the first day of trial in a case over the mysterious removal of trees on a neighbouring property.
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Octopus Australia locks down funds for $900M Blind Creek solar farm
Octopus Australia has reached financial close on its $900 Blind Creek solar farm and battery project in NSW's Southern Tablelands region, clearing the way for construction to begin.
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Loss of affordable housing ‘not fatal’ to Annandale development: court
A Sydney developer has won a dispute with the Inner West Council over its Annandale housing project application, despite a court finding it would cause a loss of affordable housing. 
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Billboard company Manboom loses trespass case against Jemena Gas
Billboard company Manboom has suffered a loss in its case against Jemena Gas alleging the presence of underground gas infrastructure at a site in Mascot, NSW that supplies gas to 1.6 million customers amounts to trespassing.