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‘Pull off band-aid’ on messages in Dovetail harassment suit: judge
The judge hearing a harassment suit by an in-house counsel at Dovetail has urged the software firm to "pull off the band-aid" and share text message evidence between the lawyer and company CEO Benjamin Humphrey.
Barristers’ group can use funds to cover mental health care, court says
A NSW Supreme Court judge has found the Barristers Benevolent Association of NSW can use its funds to support mental health care for legal practitioners.
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Court OKs demolition for Third.i’s lux Sydney development
The NSW Land and Environment Court has approved a plan to demolish an apartment building in the harbour-side Sydney suburb of Rushcutters Bay to make way for luxury apartments.
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EnergyAustralia inks joint venture for Lake Lyell hydro storage project
EnergyAustralia has entered into a joint venture with EDF Power Solutions Australia to develop the Lake Lyell pumped hydro energy storage project in Lithgow, NSW.
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European Energy secures $130M for solar projects
Danish renewables company European Energy has closed a $130 million financing package for two solar projects in Victoria and NSW.
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Developer Universal can’t resist payment claim after failure to serve schedule
An appeals court has ruled against developer Universal, which resisted a payment claim under the SOP Act, saying it couldn't raise a defence pointing to the contract after failing to serve a payment schedule.
Clifford Chance snags Corrs Chambers partner to lead class actions group
A leading class actions lawyer has made the jump from Corrs Chambers Westgarth to Clifford Chance, drawn by the firm's global reach.
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Buildcorp entitled to payment for variation works to Blues Point Tower: court
The owners of the Blues Point Tower in the Sydney harbourside suburb of McMahons Point must cough up additional payments to builder Buildcorp after it undertook remediation work on the heritage-listed tower. 
‘All things must pass’: Supreme Court farewells ‘master of the single sentence’
Pithy one-liners and even pithier rulings are just part of NSW Supreme Court judge James Stevenson’s legacy as he steps down from the bench, bringing to an end a class of judicial staffers known as “Team Stevo”
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Clough’s $54M cross-claim stayed in feud with JV partner over EnergyConnect project
A judge has stayed engineering firm Clough’s $54 million cross-claim against its former joint venture partner on the EnergyConnect transmission project, Elecnor, saying the claim must be sent to arbitration.