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McCullough Robertson wins bid to strike out client’s negligence case
McCullough Robertson has won its bid to strike out a former client's professional negligence case, with a judge finding that its reliance on “common sense and experience” in its pleading was inadequate. 
‘Just not appropriate’: Judge scolds Mosaic Brands director for missed deadline
A judge has scolded former directors of Mosaic Brands after they failed to comply with orders made last week ahead of a 10-day public examination as special purpose liquidators investigate $196 million in potential insolvent trading claims and directors duty breach claims.
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Aviation 3030 director loses appeal over $1.7M duty on Point Cook property
A former director of Melbourne-based Aviation 3030 has failed to overturn a finding that the liquidators of the landbanking company could recover half of a $3.4 million landholder duty liability from him.
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ALRC recommends ‘wholesale reform’ of Native Title Act
More than three decades after the Mabo decision and the introduction of the Native Title Act, the ALRC is calling for an overhaul of the "discriminatory" regime, which it says has failed to compensate native title owners or allow land use decisions to be fairly challenged. 
PM not acting as employer in Fiona Brown talk over Higgins, court told
The Commonwealth has hit back at a case brought by Brittany Higgins’ former manager, Fiona Brown, arguing former prime minister Scott Morrison’s action were not ‘employer’ functions under parliamentary staff legislation.
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Freezing orders stay as developer’s liquidator sues unitholders
The unitholders of defunct developer 1A Eden are facing a suit by a liquidator to recover a $2.5 million judgment in favour of a North Sydney apartment building's owners corporation.
Judge rejects bid to add negligence claim in Qld toll roads class action
A judge has shot down a bid to add a negligence claim to a class action on behalf of Queensland motorists over allegedly excessive toll charges, finding allegations the government owed a duty of care were likely to be struck out.
Block Earner will have to produce legal advice to avoid penalty in ASIC case: expert
A financial licensing expert has predicted that cryptocurrency firm Block Earner will have to produce the legal advice that saw it avoid a penalty at first instance, after the High Court found last week that it needed a financial services licence. 
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Court says Land Valuation Act should be amended to clarify ‘urban purpose’
An appeals court has shot down a challenge to a valuation for the country’s largest solar farm and said the Land Valuation Act should be amended to clarify the definition of an ‘urban purpose.’
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Tahmoor coal mine liquidators want sale free of Glencore royalties
The liquidators of a NSW coal mine formerly owned by Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance have applied to the court to disclaim a deed under which GFG paid handsome royalties to former owner Glencore.