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Top construction partner to lead Jones Day’s Sydney office
A leading construction and infrastructure lawyer with major projects and disputes experience will head up Jones Day's Sydney office as one of the firm's new partners-in-charge.
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Mackycorp loses appeal over $30M Lismore development
A First Nations elder has defeated a developer's appeal against a local council's decision to reject plans for a $30 million housing estate in Lismore, with a court agreeing the development would adversely impact Aboriginal cultural heritage.
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Charter Hall strikes $500M to buy into Sydney office precinct
Real estate fund manager Charter Hall has reportedly acquired a 50 per cent stake in Sydney's O'Connell Street precinct from the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority for $500 million.
SCU tutor loses suit over school’s failure to provide special chair
A tribunal has found that Southern Cross University did not discriminate against a former employee by requesting medical evidence before providing him with an ergonomic chair during the COVID-19 epidemic.
Liberty Steel wants Greensill administrators’ case put on ice
Two Liberty Steel companies want a case brought in NSW by administrators for collapsed supply chain finance company Greensill to be put on hold while a related case in the UK is on foot.
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$40M suit against real estate investors spiked amid HK criminal case
Lawsuits against a Chinese real estate investor and his mother involving transactions linked to Sam Fayad's Dyldam Group have been paused pending criminal proceedings against the pair in Hong Kong.
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Court OKs unusual time limit on Tamworth industrial site development
A court has upheld a three-year time limit attached to a council's development consent for a local distribution centre at a proposed industrial precinct in Tamworth, NSW.
Tesla can’t dodge self-driving car case despite class action
Tesla can't escape a case by a motorist over his car's self-driving capabilities, despite overlap with a class action, with a tribunal saying there was no abuse of process while the driver could not opt out of the group proceeding.
UN expert seeks to intervene in challenge to NSW protest laws
A United Nations special rapporteur is seeking court approval to intervene in a lawsuit by First Nations and pro-Palestine activists challenging laws passed in the wake of the Bondi massacre that bar protests after a terrorist incident.
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Wallaroo solar farm not inconsistent with rural character, court finds
The NSW Land and Environment Court has thrown out an objection to a 100mw solar farm slated to be built in Wallaroo on the NSW and ACT border, finding solar farms are not inconsistent with rural character.