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AGL abandons plans for Gippsland offshore wind farm
AGL 2025-12-05 11:55 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

An AGL-backed consortium has pulled the plug on the 2.5 gigawatt Gippsland Skies offshore wind energy project in Victoria, citing economic concerns.

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Silk known for intellect and ‘impeccable taste’ joins NSW court
Business of Law 2025-12-04 11:54 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A prominent silk renowned for his “intellectual precision” and “impeccable taste” has been sworn in as the newest judge of the NSW Supreme Court.

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Sacked BlackBay lawyer accused of launching rival firm can’t tweak defence
Business of Law 2025-12-03 11:56 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A former principal at law firm BlackBay accused of taking confidential client information to launch a rival law firm has lost his bid to file a new defence, with a judge calling the new pleadings “confused”.

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Judge won’t join insurers to $356M suit over Pacific Werribee shopping centre
Construction 2025-12-04 11:54 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The co-owners of the Pacific Werribee shopping centre in Victoria have lost their bid to join collapsed builder Probuild’s primary insurer AIG to their case over $356 million in alleged defects.

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No permit for ‘bulky’ development on East Melbourne vacant lot
Real Estate 2025-12-04 11:56 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

VCAT has upheld a local council’s refusal of a plan to build a three-storey luxury apartment building at a vacant lot in East Melbourne, saying it would “visually dominate” a neighbouring heritage-listed home.

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iProsperity exec owes $5.3M for misleading ZACD on funds for $300M hotel deal
Real Estate 2025-12-03 11:58 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

An iProsperity director must pay $5.3 million to ZACD for his conduct in convincing the Singapore-based real estate investment firm to cough up $37.5 million for its $300 million purchase of the AccorInvest hotels portfolio.

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Nine wants indemnity costs in surgeon Al Muderis’ failed defamation case
Defamation 2025-12-01 11:39 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Nine wants indemnity costs against celebrity surgeon Munjed Al Muderis, claiming his defamation case over reports critical of his promotion of an experimental procedure, which the court found were substantially true, was an abuse of process.

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More claims fly in Rebel Wilson’s fight with The Deb’s producers
Defamation 2025-11-28 11:48 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Rebel Wilson wants a court to shut down a cross-claim launched by a company linked to her film ‘The Deb’, the latest salvo in the director’s battle with the movie’s producers.

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McCullough Robertson lures construction partner from Mills Oakley
Construction 2025-12-01 11:43 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

McCullough Robertson has nabbed a construction law expert from Mills Oakley to join the firm’s partnership.

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Cushman & Wakefield wants axed director to repay $1.5M bonus
Employment 2025-11-27 5:43 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Commercial real estate broker Cushman & Wakefield has filed a cross-claim in a former managing director’s unfair dismissal case seeking repayment of a $1.5 million bonus.

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