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Property investor Payton Capital has largely defeated a former state manager's case, with a court finding his disclosures about two investments were not a substantial or operative factor behind his dismissal.

A judge has made urgent freezing orders against a developer and builder facing a $11.1 million defects suit from the owners of a North Parramatta building, after hearing the developer had transferred assets.

Real estate agency Belle Property is suing its Sandringham branch, alleging the franchisee is threatening to breach its agreement and good faith obligation by jumping to a new franchise network.

The Queensland Court of Appeal has thrown out a case by a local cricket club that sought to challenge a regional council's decision over a park lease, a case it said was a lesson in the perils of using AI instead of lawyers.

Western Power has parted ways with three employees who provided character references for a former manager who was convicted of raping a colleague, following an independent investigation by MinterEllison.

A funder has lost a fight over costs agreements with a law firm that launched a class action against Gladstone Port's operator, despite a judge acknowledging the firm should have disclosed when its fees more than doubled.

A judge has approved a bid by the plaintiffs in a class action over the compulsory acquisition of land for Sydney’s $16 billion WestConnex to discontinue the case, after a breakdown in their relationship with the funder. 

A former Warwick Gold and Impact Gold director is banned from managing corporations for the next four years, after the $44 million collapse of the mining companies.

An appeals court has tossed Maurice Blackburn’s challenge to a judge’s decision to cut its share of an $87 million settlement in a class action against Hino by $10 million.

Marinus Link has received a transmission and infrastructure licence, the first to be granted under the country's new offshore infrastructure regime.