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A newly appointed judge, praised as "hugely intelligent" and a "quiet assassin" on cross-examination, has welcomed the legal profession’s growing focus on mental health and called for greater diversity at the Bar.

A "practice of prudence" required a judge to recuse himself from a $1 billion lawsuit over the Callide power station, CS Energy said Monday.

A company that says it loaned millions to the owner of a Brighton property has sued HWL Ebworth for negligence, alleging the firm failed to advise on “patent ambiguity” in a loan agreement that caused it to lose $2 million. 

A group of Bathla lenders has agreed to provide a short-term lifeline for the embattled residential developer to progress some projects, while other projects will be suspended and 213 employees stood down as of Monday.

Richard Crookes Constructions has failed to permanently stay SafeWork NSW proceedings filed after a section of a formwork deck collapsed at a Sydney worksite for a student accommodation in 2023.

A group of owners at The Towers in Elizabeth Quay has sued Hong Kong-based developer Far East Consortium over alleged defects in the building. 

A former project manager who enlisted two associates to buy 11 million shares in Beacon Minerals before the market knew it had struck gold has been sentenced to one year in prison following a guilty plea. 

A settlement has been struck in a negligence class action against cosmetic surgeon Daniel Lanzer and his clinic over alleged botched surgeries.

Bathla's administrators have yet to reach a deal with the embattled developer's lenders on short-term funding, but money has been found to make partial payments to employees.

Amazon has signed its first standalone battery storage tolling agreement globally, which will support the development of Anza Power's 50 MW/200 MWh battery in Victoria.