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.
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.
Fletcher Building has confirmed it has received inquiries from prospective buyers of its businesses, including its construction division.
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.
Entertainment giant EVT has put its landmark Sydney CBD Event Cinemas complex on the market.
Lendlease and tax advisory firm Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills have reached a settlement in a case by solicitor and accountant Anthony Watson, which accused the builder of taking an “aggressive” position on its taxes.
The corporate regulator has announced a two-year trial for new rules that will streamline the public offering process “to deliver more IPOs” amid a dip in floats.
US-based mens magazine publisher Maxim has accused a former Australian licensee of taking a “cavalier” approach to a proceeding alleging “uncontrolled use” of its intellectual property.
The boss of defunct stockbroking firm BBY has been hit with criminal charges over the acquisition of $192 million shares in mining company Aquila Resources.
A Melbourne-based business and law professor has sued Arnold Bloch Leibler, alleging the firm gave him bad tax advice and failed to advise that he could have avoided paying Australian income tax on an inheritance from his late father, a prominent Indonesian businessman.
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