Embattled JLL recruits former EY managing partner as new CEO

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Commercial real estate group JLL has brought on EY’s former clients and industries managing partner to replace its sacked CEO, as it battles litigation on multiple fronts and tries to restore its reputation.

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Judge rejects ‘serious’ accusation against solicitors in building spat

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A judge has allowed the owners of a North Bondi property to tender four expert reports past their due date in a six-year-old building dispute, dismissing Ronca Constructions’ claim that lawyers for the owners had lacked candour.

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Aldi inks 20-year agreement for Charter Hall logistics hub

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Aldi has entered into a 20-year pre-lease agreement with Charter Hall for a 102,000 square metre temperature controlled warehouse in Tarneit, Victoria, and has extended its tenancy at a distribution facility in Queensland by eight years.

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Allied Pinnacle scores partial win in fight over commercial lease

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Allied Pinnacle has partially succeeded in its fight over a commercial lease in Western Sydney, with a judge finding the baked goods supplier did not have to remove its fit out at the conclusion of its lease, but did have to repaint the external walls.

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CIMIC faces cross-claim in trade mark row with Leyton Property

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In response to a trade mark infringement case by CIMIC, developer Leyton Property is bringing a cross-claim that argues the building giant should lose its Leighton marks for non-use.

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CBA to file cross-appeal with High Court in shareholder class actions

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CBA plans to file a cross-appeal in the class actions before the High Court, contending the shareholders — who argue they should have won their loss case — failed to establish disclosure breaches at the threshold.

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Keystone’s Paul Chiodo can’t dodge receivers’ subpoenas for bank records

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Ex-Keystone director Paul Chiodo has failed in his fight against subpoenas by receivers over bank statements, despite arguing they were a fishing expedition aimed at clawing back investor funds. 

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Class action against ADF says sex discrimination law applies overseas

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A landmark class action over alleged systematic sexual violence, discrimination and harassment in the Australian Defence Force will argue that the Sex Discrimination Act applies to incidents that occurred overseas.

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AstraZeneca wins injunction against Pharmacor’s generic diabetes drug

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AstraZeneca has won an interlocutory injunction barring Pharmacor from making a generic version of its blockbuster diabetes drug Forxiga while a patent case over the drug proceeds.

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Twitter defeats case over replies to alleged defamatory tweets

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A judge has ruled that a self-represented litigant who settled proceedings against Twitter in 2021 over alleged defamatory tweets cannot pursue a case over replies later made to those tweets.

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