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KWM-repped Dyno Nobel sells Gibson Island site for $194M
Real Estate 2025-05-13 11:58 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Explosives company Dyno Nobel has entered into a $194 million contract to divest land on Gibson Island in Brisbane, reportedly selling the site to property investment giant Goodman Group. 

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Law firm loses spat with client over agreement to cap fees
Business of Law 2025-05-12 11:52 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A law firm has lost a row with a former client over a pact to cap fees at $100,000, with a judge rejecting its claim the agreement was not binding.

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ANZ flex commissions class action asks court not to disturb GCO
Class Actions 2025-05-09 11:27 pm By Sam Matthews

The plaintiff in a flex commissions class action against ANZ has asked the court to approve a $85 million settlement, including a 24.5 per cent group costs order, citing the “considerable risk” involved in running the case.

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Court shuts out four group members from immigration detention class action
Class Actions 2025-05-09 11:56 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has refused to allow four people to join a closed class action brought on behalf of certain people who were detained at two infamous immigration detention centres in South Australia.

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Court rejects McNab’s payment claim for Forme development in Brisbane
Construction 2025-05-12 11:47 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

An interim payment claim under Queensland’s SOP Act must include claims related to work carried out within the preceding six months, a judge has found.

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Wind farm asks High Court to toss ‘unwise’ ruling on $21M payments to GE, Elecnor
Appeals 2025-05-09 11:04 pm By Andy Sidler

The High Court has been asked to weigh in on whether issue and Anshun estoppel apply to SOP Act claims, with a South Australian wind farm seeking to overturn a ruling ordering it to make a $21 million progress payment to joint venture partners GE Renewable Energy and Elecnor.

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Sydney Roosters buys Paddington co-living apartment block
Real Estate 2025-05-09 11:30 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Rugby team the Sydney Roosters has purchased a 26-room UKO co-living apartment block in Paddington in Sydney’s east.

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Law firm fined $50,000 over ‘repugnant’ work environment
Employment 2025-05-07 11:57 pm By Sam Matthews

A Melbourne law firm has been hit with a $48,840 penalty in a case by a junior lawyer who was required to work over 200 hours in three weeks, including several days and nights spent working around the clock in a hotel.

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Treasury Wine settlement costs top $27M in no win, no fee class action
Securities 2025-05-07 11:22 pm By Christine Caulfield

Shareholders are set to pocket 58 per cent of a $65 million settlement in a class action against Treasury Wine Estates if the deal is approved by a court at a hearing this month.

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Parkview points finger at architect, surveyor in Australia Towers cladding claim
Mark Sheldon 2025-05-08 2:37 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Parkview Constructions is seeking to bring negligence claims against Bates Smart and McKenzie Group in a lawsuit over alleged combustible cladding at Australia Towers in Sydney Olympic Park. 

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