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Law firm HFW has expanded its global construction practice by snagging a leading construction lawyer and his team to capitalise on Queensland’s construction boom.
Billboard company Manboom loses trespass case against Jemena Gas
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Billboard company Manboom has suffered a loss in its case against Jemena Gas alleging the presence of underground gas infrastructure at a site in Mascot, NSW that supplies gas to 1.6 million customers amounts to trespassing.
Cromwell buys stake in Straits Real Estate’s $470M logistics portfolio
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Cromwell Property Group will acquire a 20 per cent stake in Straits Real Estate’s $470 million Australian industrial portfolio.
GPT divests Collins Street, Docklands building for $383M
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In a show of the office market’s recovery, GPT Group has reportedly sold 750 Collins Street in Melbourne’s Docklands to a private buyer for $383 million.
Solicitor who misrepresented judge’s view loses appeal of caution
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A solicitor who attributed a barrister’s submission about his client’s capacity to a Supreme Court judge in a letter to a costs assessor has lost an appeal of a NSW Law Society decision to caution him.
Skycity can’t shut down case alleging discrimination against new dad
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SkyCity has lost its bid to dismiss a claim by a former employee who alleges he was discriminated against because he was a parent of a newborn child and dismissed because he made whistleblower reports.
Wotton Kearney brings on cyber partner from Colin Biggers Paisley
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Wotton Kearney has nabbed a cyber law expert from Colin Biggers & Paisley to join its partnership.
Second CommInsure class action settles in as many days
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A class action over alleged inflated insurance policy premiums charged by advisers of two Commonwealth Bank wealth management licensees has settled, the second class action over CommInsure to resolve this week.
Judge questions AMP class action’s bid to ‘prettify’ case on eve of trial
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The applicant in a class action against AMP wants to amend the case five years in and three months out from trial, but a judge has warned he will look dimly on any changes that disrupt the evidence planned for the hearing.
End of the road for Mercedes-Benz dealers, as High Court passes up appeal
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The High Court has put the brakes on a $650 million case by Mercedes-Benz dealers over the car maker’s switch to a fixed-price sales model, despite acknowledging the “important issues” the appeal raised.