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Forge liquidators near settlement in insider trading case against Clough, ex-directors
Restructuring & Insolvency 2025-06-04 11:44 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Liquidators of collapsed Forge Group are close to settling their insider trading case against engineering and construction company Clough and former directors, a court has heard on what was to be the first day of trial.

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Santos’ Narrabri pipeline faces legal challenge
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-06-04 11:05 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A community group has filed a lawsuit over the government’s assessment of Santos’ Narrabri lateral pipeline, the latest challenge to the company’s $3.6 billion natural gas project in northern NSW.

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SOP adjudicator can decide if ‘new reasons’ offered for withholding payment: court
Construction 2025-06-04 11:51 pm By Andy Sidler

A SOP Act adjudicator had power to determine that reasons proffered by a Queensland construction company for withholding payment to a concrete subcontractor were “new reasons” and not properly made, a court has found.

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Norton Rose lures two M&A partners from Squire Patton Boggs
Business of Law 2025-06-03 11:49 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Norton Rose Fulbright has lured two M&A parters from Squire Patton Boggs to join its Sydney office during a period of high demand. 

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Cladding case by Infinity apartment owners not ‘without merit’: tribunal
Construction 2025-06-03 11:43 pm By Christine Caulfield

Although Meriton’s contractor prevailed in a cladding spat over Brisbane’s Infinity Tower, the owners corporation’s arguments were not at all stages “without merit”, a QCAT member has said in declining to award the builder its costs.

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Madigan Capital closes $625M deal for Western Sydney industrial estate
Real Estate 2025-06-03 11:00 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Real estate debt asset manager Madigan Capital has closed a $625 million loan to fund the development of a 580,000sqm industrial estate in Western Sydney.

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Melbourne law firm faces at least three suits in wake of declassing decision
Professional Negligence 2025-05-30 11:21 pm By Andy Sidler

There are at least three individual suits proceeding against Melbourne law firm Waller Legal after a class action alleging it consistently failed to bring economic loss claims on behalf of sexual abuse clients was declassed, a court has heard. 

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‘Absolutely crazy’: Judge baffled by costs fight 2 years after trial in shopping centre spat
Real Estate 2025-06-02 11:38 pm By Christine Caulfield

A bid by the parties for the court to determine legal costs in a successful case over the $55 million sale of a Queensland shopping centre has left a judge scratching his head.

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Late artist’s ‘animus’ toward Cranbrook won’t bar school’s offer on $33M home
Real Estate 2025-06-02 10:36 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A charitable trust of the late artist Martin Sharp, known for designing album cover art for Eric Clapton, can sell his $33 million home to the neighbouring Cranbrook, despite having expressed “animus” towards the prestigious private school, a judge has said.

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AUSTRAC flags organised crime risks at Queensland, NT casinos
Gaming 2025-05-30 9:43 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Australia’s financial crimes agency has sounded the alarm on organised crime risks at two casinos in Far North Queensland and the Northern Territory.

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