A Queensland property owner whose Morton Bay land was slated to be acquired by the council can recover more than just legal costs under the state’s land acquisiton law, an appeals court has found.
A tribunal has dismissed a disciplinary case brought against a Brisbane lawyer for allegedly breaking the ‘no contact’ rule and speaking with another lawyer’s client in a debt recovery proceeding.
The Queensland Commissioner of State Revenue has lost an appeal against the Montessori Children’s Foundation after it refused the organisation’s bid to be registered as a charity to avoid property taxes.
The federal government has agreed to cover almost half of the costs for building and upgrading 2032 Olympic Games venues after striking a deal with the Queensland government.
The corporate cop can revise its action against Gold Coast property developer ALAMMC to seek winding up orders after concerns have emerged about misuse of $70 million in investor funds.
Energy giant Santos has won a dispute over its Gladstone LNG project, described by a court as “litigation on a monumental scale”, securing a $692 million judgment against engineering firm Fluor with the help of four silks.
Mining magnate Clive Palmer has accused his lawyer of longstanding, Sam Iskander, of stealing $30 million in legal fees from his mining company Mineralogy.
A First Nations group has called on the federal government to block the development of a stadium in Brisbane’s Victoria Park for the 2032 Olympic Games, arguing the park is a significant site that would be desecrated by the development.
A barrister who claimed a conviction for contempt had “slipped his mind” has lost an appeal of a decision finding he was not a fit and proper person to hold a practicing certificate.
Perth-based fund manager Acure has launched an office trust in a bid to acquire a riverfront A-grade office tower on the fringe of Brisbane’s CBD.