Christine Caulfield

The High Court will hear an appeal by Sunshine Loans, which centres on a judge's recusal in the corporate regulator's case over unauthorised fees.

Energy giant Santos has won a dispute over its Gladstone LNG project, described by a court as "litigation on a monumental scale", securing a $692 million judgment against engineering firm Fluor with the help of four silks.

IGA can pursue its Victoria Supreme Court challenge to a decision allowing up to four supermarkets to operate in Shepparton, with an appeal bench finding the court can review planning decisions for jurisdictional error.

Developer Goldfields Group has purchased the Quality Resort in Western Australia's Sorrento Beach in a $31 million off-market sale.

Builder Xela has failed in its bid to wind up the owner of a development to recoup a $776,000 debt owing under the Security of Payment Act, with a court finding that despite an unwillingness to pay, the owner is solvent. 

E-commerce merchandise importer New Aim is challenging the dismissal of its trade secrets case against a former employee, who gave the contact details of the company's suppliers to a competitor after jumping ship.

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.

Gilbert + Tobin has strengthened its real assets team with the appointment of a partner recruited from global asset manager Blackstone.

Genomic sequencing company Oxford Nanopore Technologies has sued MGI Australia alleging infringement of four patents covering nanopore technology.

Dexus Industria REIT has entered option agreements to sell its 13 Brisbane Technology Park properties for a net $155.5 million.