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Food giant Goodman Fielder has secured a $10.5 million judgment in a case against a former employee.
Cornwalls didn’t disclose counsel rates to client in dispute with builder, suit claims
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A former Cornwalls client has brought proceedings over a $486,000 legal bill, claiming the law firm failed to provide updated costs estimates and did not disclose counsel rates while acting in a tribunal matter against a builder.
Court quashes $1M statutory demand in row over Rio Tinto contract
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A construction company working on accommodation for Rio Tinto FIFO workers has won its bid to set aside a $1 million creditor’s demand by a subcontractor, with a judge finding the demand was an abuse of process.
NRF invests $50M in lithium miner Liontown Resources
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The federal government’s National Reconstruction Fund has taken a $50 million stake in Gina Rinehart-backed lithium miner Liontown Resources.
Vitale teams up with Metrics in large-scale Gold Coast land deal
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With plans to transform it into a mixed-use estate, Queensland developer Vitale Property Group has partnered with Metrics Credit Partners to acquire a large-scale industrial site on the Gold Coast.
More delays in ACCC decision on Acciona’s play for $500M waste-to-energy plant
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Acciona’s bid to acquire the $500 million East Rockingham waste-to-energy project in Western Australia is facing more uncertainty after the ACCC said it had paused its review of the proposal.
Gilbert + Tobin beefs up real assets team with Blackstone hire
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Gilbert + Tobin has strengthened its real assets team with the appointment of a partner recruited from global asset manager Blackstone.
Court awards Google adtech class action prize to cooperating law firms
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A judge has spiked Piper Alderman’s class action alleging Google abuses its dominance in digital advertising, favouring a competing case run jointly by two other firms, despite suggesting such arrangements hinted at lawyers “passing the prize around”.
High Court confirms employers must consider redeployment before redundancy
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The High Court has upheld a decision that found Helensburgh Coal should have tried to redeploy 22 workers it dismissed as redundant and replaced with contractors.
Mayne denies continuous disclosure breaches in feud with Cosette
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Mayne Pharma has denied US drug maker Cosette’s claims it breached its continuous disclosure obligations in relation to US FDA concerns about marketing for its Nextstellis contraceptive, as the drug makers spar over their $672 million merger.