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Landowner seeking $490M for M12 acquisition scores partial win
A Western Sydney landowner has secured a partial win in its challenge to the valuation of land compulsorily acquired for the M12 Motorway.
Lawyer fails on appeal over inaccurate recounting of judge’s remarks
An appeals court has rejected a Sydney solicitor’s challenge to a finding that he engaged in unsatisfactory professional conduct after he inaccurately recounted a judge’s comments in a letter to a costs assessor.
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‘That’s not right’: Property developer says EY withholding client file
EY has claimed a provision of the tax law prevents it from handing over the client file of a property developer who alleges a former partner breached fiduciary duties, but the developer says there is no reason to withhold the documents.
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Climate challenge launched against Chevron’s Gorgon LNG project
Mardathoonera woman Raelene Cooper has taken Chevron and offshore petroleum regulator NOPSEMA to court over environmental approvals for a project for maintaining gas production from its Gorgon LNG project in Western Australia.
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Victoria premier says ‘no limits’ to Big Build royal commission
Newly-minted Victorian premier Ben Carroll said Thursday "nothing is off limits" in releasing the terms of reference of a royal commission into the state's construction industry.
Victoria denies procedural fairness duty in public housing class action
The Victorian government has told the High Court it had no obligation to act with procedural fairness when it decided to demolish inner-city public housing towers in Melbourne, as it fights a class action’s appeal.
Silk with insolvency, tax chops appointed to NSW Supreme Court
A Sydney silk who recently represented singer Guy Sebastian and the liquidators of the Tahmoor coal mine has been tapped to join the NSW Supreme Court.
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Gold Coast wants High Court to weigh in on Cielo’s lux tower development
Gold Coast Council has brought a High Court case over a decision that found the city must consider the provision of affordable housing in assessing an application by developer Cielo Group for a luxury beachfront highrise.
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Council loses bid for Baker McKenzie advice over Hills of Gold wind farm
The Tamworth local council has lost its bid to inspect advice given by Baker McKenzie to the owner of the Hills of Gold wind farm in regional NSW as they fight over costs in a development consent dispute.
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Ex-Villawood boss seeks judge’s DQ over finding he used lawyer to mislead court
A former director of property developer Villawood has argued a judge should disqualify himself from hearing a contempt case after finding he gave false instructions to his Mills Oakley solicitor.