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Falcon Capital liquidators bring case against property developer over $46M loan
Real Estate 2025-12-19 11:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The liquidators of Falcon Capital, which is suspected of having misused $450 million in investor funds, have sued a Melbourne property developer, claiming he knowingly assisted Falcon to loan millions in trust money in a “dishonest and fraudulent design”. 

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Developer Point Bay wins judge’s recusal from Global Capital case
Real Estate 2025-12-19 11:46 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A judge has recused herself from a case by liquidators for real estate investment firm Global Capital Property Fund against Point Bay Developments, after hearing the corporate regulator’s application to wind up the fund.

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ACCC approves Coles supermarket lease acquisitions after divestment
Real Estate 2025-12-19 11:55 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The ACCC has given Coles the green light to acquire two leasehold interests to launch new supermarkets in Melbourne’s rapidly developing west after the supermarket giant agreed to divest its ownership and interest in its Kororoit Town Centre site.

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Liquidators of collapsed developer FSM can’t access Ray White, KWM emails
Construction 2025-12-18 11:47 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The liquidators of a defunct developer FSM have lost their bid to access unredacted copies of emails between Ray White Capital and King & Wood Mallesons.

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Publisher says harassment claims against JLL exec substantially true
Real Estate 2025-12-18 11:59 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The publisher of The Australian has hit back at a defamation case by a former JLL executive, saying it was substantially true that he fondled a drunk junior female colleague’s breast at a strip club. 

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Centuria Office REIT sells Chatswood building for $90M
Real Estate 2025-12-18 11:54 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Centuria Office REIT has sold an office building in Chatswood, NSW for $90 million to a private investor.

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Court finds loss on Spring Square project can’t be set off against $2.8M liability
Real Estate 2025-12-18 11:59 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A judge has rejected a bid by the director and general manager of an aluminium windows and doors company to set off a $2.6 million loss from a Spring Square project against a $2.8 million liability.

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WestConnex class action says funding options have been exhausted
Class Actions 2025-12-16 11:33 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The lead plaintiffs in a class action over the compulsory acquisition of land for the WestConnex road project will press on with a bid to discontinue the case, telling a judge they have exhausted all options for funding.

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Hall & Wilcox hit with suit over scuttled $30M property sale
Real Estate 2025-12-16 11:57 pm By Sam Matthews

An investment company which retained Hall & Wilcox to advise on the sale of a Mornington Peninsula shopping centre has sued the law firm for millions, alleging due diligence failures in relation to asbestos at the property. 

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Developer gets another shot at demolishing Paddington boarding house
Real Estate 2025-12-16 11:29 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A Sydney developer has successfully challenged a decision which rejected its plans to demolish a 32-room boarding house for the construction of four luxury residences in Paddington, with a judge calling the decision “personal and idiosyncratic”.

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