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JLL execs get OK to pursue dismissal cases after lawyer’s error
Two former executives at Jones Lang LaSalle can bring unfair dismissal claims against the real estate giant, despite a solicitor’s error meaning the cases were technically out of time.
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Scentre sells $883M stake in Brisbane Westfield to super fund
Mall owner Scentre Group has sold a 50 per cent stake in Westfield Mt Gravatt to Australian Retirement Trust for $882.5 million, taking to over $3 billion its capital raising from joint venture sales in the past year.
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Retirement village operator Lifestyle loses appeal over exit fees
Lifestyle Communities has lost its appeal after a tribunal found that exit fees charged to departing residents were void, with an appeals court saying a tenant must be able to calculate how much they will be charged. 
REA’s ‘9 in 10 buyers’ claim based on flawed Deloitte report, court told
Property listings giant Domain plans to attack the validity of a Deloitte report which was used to support competitor REA Group’s claim that it attracts the buyer for 9 in 10 homes sold, a court has heard.
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Dentons hit with negligence suit by victim of ‘brazen fraud’ in $45M sale
A Dentons client that paid $45 million for an 82-hectare Denham Court property that was only worth $10.8 million, in what a judge called a "brazen fraud", has sued the law firm for professional negligence.
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‘That’s not right’: Property developer says EY withholding client file
EY has claimed a provision of the tax law prevents it from handing over the client file of a property developer who alleges a former partner breached fiduciary duties, but the developer says there is no reason to withhold the documents.
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Domain attacks Deloitte report behind REA’s ‘9 in 10 buyers’ claim
Property listings giant Domain plans to attack the validity of a Deloitte report used to support competitor REA Group’s claim that it attracts the buyer for nine in 10 homes sold, a court has heard.
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Gold Coast wants High Court to weigh in on Cielo’s lux tower development
Gold Coast Council has brought a High Court case over a decision that found the city must consider the provision of affordable housing in assessing an application by developer Cielo Group for a luxury beachfront highrise.
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Ex-Villawood boss seeks judge’s DQ over finding he used lawyer to mislead court
A former director of property developer Villawood has argued a judge should disqualify himself from hearing a contempt case after finding he gave false instructions to his Mills Oakley solicitor.
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Valuer-General defeats challenge to $6.9M Adelaide CBD land valuation
The co-owners of a property in the Adelaide CBD have lost their appeal of a tribunal decision that increased the site's value from $5.4 million to $6.9 million.