Court dismisses ‘exaggerated’ height concerns on 5Point’s Gold Coast development

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Save (0) Please login to bookmark Close Username or Email Address Password Remember Me A judge has confirmed that 5Point, the developer of a beach-front apartment complex in Palm Beach, can add an additional two storeys to the tower, finding that the region is becoming a medium density area which can visually accommodate high rise…

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Ashurst nabs Baker McKenzie partner for projects & energy transition team 

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Save (0) Please login to bookmark Close Username or Email Address Password Remember Me Ashurst has lured a Baker McKenzie partner to join its projects and energy transition practice in Melbourne. Aylin Cunsolo joins the firm after 17 years at Baker McKenzie, including five years as a partner. Cunsolo — who has expertise in revenue…

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Full Court to weigh in on misfeasance in public office in Clive Palmer appeal

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A judge has found Clive Palmer’s appeal of a judgment striking out his lawsuits against former ASIC chair James Shipton raises important questions about what’s required to advance a claim of misfeasance in public office and should be heard by the Full Court. 

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Applicant’s claim flops in postgrads class action against University of Sydney

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A judge has dismissed a class action applicant’s claim that he was underpaid as a University of Sydney postgraduate student, but left for another day the question of whether the court should also make orders binding group members. 

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MinterEllison advises Johns Lyng on Pacific Equity Partners’ buyout offer

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Johns Lyng Group confirmed Wednesday it had received a takeover offer from Pacific Equity Partners for an undisclosed sum and has granted the private equity firm an exclusivity period to undergo due diligence.

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High Court sides with Valuer-General over St Kilda Rd heritage property

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The Valuer-General of Victoria has won a High Court appeal against developer WSTI Properties over a $2.9 million valuation for a heritage property in Melbourne, which centred on the meaning of an “improvement” to the land. 

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Soul Patts, Brickworks merger shows capital markets ‘open and willing’, says KWM chair

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Ashurst and King & Wood Mallesons are working behind the scenes on the proposed union of long-time partners Brickworks and investment house Washington H. Soul Pattinson, a merger that shows capital markets are ready to back big deals, one lead lawyer says.

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Ex-Turner Freeman client wants to appeal failed case over property dispute

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A former Turner Freeman client is seeking to appeal a District Court decision summarily dismissing his professional negligence case against the firm and a silk over a dispute with an owners corporation. 

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