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Goldwind files $2.6M suit against Moorabool wind farm engineer
Australian renewables company Goldwind has taken engineer Zenviron to court, alleging it's on the hook for $2.6 million in road rectification payments related to the construction of the Moorabool wind farm in Victoria.
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IFM Investors acquires sites for $300M shopping centre portfolio
Superannuation fund-owned IFM Investors has purchased four sites in high-growth Melbourne suburbs to develop into a $300 million shopping centre portfolio as part of a partnership with Fawkner Property and Oreana. 
Light & Wonder flags doc destruction issue in shareholder class action
A potential issue has arisen in a shareholder class action against Light & Wonder over an employee's theft of rival Aristocrat's trade secrets, with the court hearing the gaming company's $190 million settlement with Aristocrat requires it to destroy documents that could be relevant to the case.
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Judge rejects 11th hour changes to spat over Lilydale Quarry development
A developer can't expand its case against its partners on a residential development at the site of the Lilydale Quarry weeks out from trial, with a judge saying the new claims were brought too late and would unfairly prejudice the defendants. 
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Judge shoots down multiple expert reports in $359M West Gate Tunnel suit
A judge has said she does not want multiple expert reports in a $359 million lawsuit by builder CPB Contractors and John Holland against engineer Aurecon alleging defects in Melbourne's West Gate Tunnel.
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Court won’t undo fast-track decision on $60M Sydney residential development
A court has rejected a bid to undo the state significant development status of a proposed 37-storey, 100-unit shop-top housing development in Northern Sydney.
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ACT officials engaged in serious corrupt conduct with school tender: report
The ACT Integrity Commission has found that two senior government officials engaged in serious corrupt conduct by giving priority to the CFMEU's preferred tenderer Lendlease when awarding an $18 million school redevelopment contract. 
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Judge rejects Woodside’s bid to unmask more anti-gas activists
A judge has dismissed Woodside's bid to compel three protesters who carried out a stunt involving the release of ‘stench gas’ at its office to identify other individuals involved, calling the gas giant’s suspicions "conjecture and speculation". 
Judge says fight over Sydney law firm’s bills ‘completely out of hand’
A judge has questioned whether the game is worth the candle in a liquidator’s case against a Sydney law firm over allegedly excessive legal bills, saying the contest appeared “economically irrational” and “at one level, stupid”.
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Central Coast can’t block beachfront homeowners from building seawall
A local council can't prevent owners at three residential apartments from building a seawall at The Entrance to guard against damage from coastal erosion, with a judge finding the visual impact was limited to when the beach was fully eroded.