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Judge slams lawyers for ‘inexcusable’ delays in case against Sydney Metro
Construction 2025-02-20 10:40 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A judge has warned the lawyers for the owners of the City Mutual Building in Sydney’s CBD about failing to comply with court directions, saying their “inexcusable” delay in providing evidence could not be forgiven just because it was a compulsory acquisition matter.

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Pace Building Group sues over payment claim on $3.9M window contract
Construction 2025-02-20 11:05 pm By Andy Sidler

Melbourne developer Pace Building Group has taken legal action against a contractor for a luxury development in Coburg, disputing a ruling that required it to make $785,494 in progress payments.

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Developer can’t dodge ‘pay now, fight later’ regime in fight with Chase
Justice Elizabeth Raper 2025-02-20 11:31 pm By Andy Sidler

John Gorton Developments has been ordered to pay $1 million into court amid a spat with Chase Construction, with a judge noting building policy objectives favoured a ‘pay now, fight later’ system.

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Bechtel tapped for $5B Perth Airport expansion
Aviation 2025-02-20 11:31 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Engineering, construction and management firm Bechtel has been selected as Perth Airport’s capital portfolio partner for its $5 billion airport expansion project.

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Coles leases new national headquarters in Melbourne CBD
Real Estate 2025-02-20 8:46 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Coles has moved its national headquarters to a high rise in Melbourne’s Docklands to attract a larger talent pool, delivering a boost to the CBD’s commercial office market.  Corrs Chambers Westgarth advised Coles on the lease of its new national commercial office headquarters and store support centre at 720 Bourke Street, Melbourne.  Coles will lease…

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Brookfield sells Sydney logistics centre to Gateway Capital for $330M
Construction 2025-02-20 11:02 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Investment fund Gateway Capital has partnered with two overseas funds to acquire the Connect Central logistics centre in western Sydney, purchasing the property from Brookfield for $330 million. 

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Ivy League university can’t block lawyer’s ‘Harvard Legal’ trade mark
Intellectual Property 2025-02-19 12:28 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Harvard University has lost its opposition to a law firm’s bid to register ‘Harvard Legal’ as a trade mark.

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Accolade Wines wins spat with Pernod Ricard over business sale deal
Corporate 2025-02-19 11:38 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Wine producer Accolade has won a dispute with Pernod Ricard over interim arrangements to distribute wine after it bought the French winemaker’s Australian and New Zealand businesses.

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Meta slams ‘absurdly broad’ doc bid in Dialogue’s ‘modest’ yet hard-fought case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-02-18 11:05 pm By Christine Caulfield

A six-year legal battle by a Melbourne social media start-up over its termination from Meta’s platforms still rages, but for all that the case, according to the tech giant, is not one of epic — or even Epic — proportions.

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TerraCom directors to claim penalty privilege in novel ASIC case
ASIC 2025-02-18 2:14 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Four directors of coal producer TerraCom have flagged they will not show their hand in the corporate regulator’s first-ever case alleging breaches of whistleblower protections.

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