Court signs off on Macquarie Park subdivision for data centre

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Developer Holdmark has won an appeal of a council’s refusal to allow a site at Macquarie Park in Sydney to be subdivided, paving the way for the development of a new Macquarie Technology data centre.

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Whistleblower claims KPMG misused confidential Lendlease info for audit tenders

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A former KPMG executive has accused the firm of misappropriating confidential Lendlease board papers to pursue audit tenders with Westpac and Dexus, while also engaging in adverse action against a whistleblower. 

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Judge ‘affronted’ by NT remote housing class action solicitor’s affidavit

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A judge has disregarded submissions made by a class action solicitor appearing to critique the court’s exercise of its procedural powers, “affronted” that the submissions seemed to suggest that she needed to be “educated”.

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Garrard Building wins approval for $53M development

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Developer Garrard Building has succeeded in appealing a regional council’s rejection of its plans for a $53 million development in Yamba in the NSW Northern Rivers region due to flood concerns. 

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Court OKs $50M ANZ class action settlement, slashes ATE insurance payout

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A judge has approved a $50 million settlement in a class action against ANZ and superannuation trustee OnePath, but has slashed by half a proposed $1.76 million deduction for the plaintiff firm’s after-the-event insurance.

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McDonald’s must hand over execs’ talks about first rest breaks case

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A judge has ordered McDonald’s to provide any records of discussions among senior management about a court ruling that led to a class action suit over the company’s alleged failure to grant employees 10-minute rest breaks.

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‘Incoherent’: Class action says Allergan’s acceptable quality defence must go

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A class action against Allergan over recalled breast implants has asked a court to slash parts of the US pharma company’s defence, saying they are “incoherent”.

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