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A court has found a Pelligra Group unit validly terminated leases for offices in a Melbourne CBD building rented by Birdies Mini Golf owner Stephanie Doyle after she failed to meet a deadline for agreement on floorplans.

After a successful appeal of a decision found to be "personal and idiosyncratic", a Sydney developer can move ahead with plans to demolish a boarding house to make way for four luxury residences in Paddington.

Hall & Wilcox has hired a property and disputes lawyer and his team of three to build out its offering in Adelaide. 

Hong Kong-based private equity firm JY Group has paid $670 million to acquire a 50 per cent stake in the Westfield Marion, Adelaide's largest shopping centre, from Singapore-based Cuscaden Peak Investments.

The Commonwealth Bank wants Cornwalls to pay its costs in a negligence case by a former client, saying the law firm should foot the bill for claiming proportionate liability against the bank.

Norton Rose Fulbright has advised North Queensland Airports, the owner of Cairns Airport and Mackay Airport, on the $1.085 billion refinancing of its corporate bank debt financing.

The preferred bidder for the Liberty Bell Bay smelter in Tasmania has withdrawn from the process, less than a month after its involvement was announced. 

A NSW Supreme Court judge looking to bring class actions back to the state says legislation that would allow common fund orders at an early stage of proceedings was a "no-brainer".

Western Australia's government is set to introduce legislation for the establishment of an independent watchdog to deal with complaints about the state's judges and magistrates.

The Fair Work Commission has rejected Japanese company Inpex’s urgent application to halt industrial action at its Darwin Ichthys onshore and offshore facilities, saying the company failed to prove the action would significantly disrupt the economy.