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Court clarifies limits of compensation claims under Queensland’s land acqusition law
Appeals 2025-08-27 11:34 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A Queensland property owner whose Morton Bay land was slated to be acquired by the council can recover more than just legal costs under the state’s land acquisiton law, an appeals court has found.

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Builder Q Group defeats bid to enjoin lawyers
Construction 2025-08-27 11:59 pm By Sam Matthews

Builder Q Group has defeated an application to enjoin it from instructing a law firm which allegedly failed to make a claim on time, with a judge finding a lawyer’s alleged omission did not mean he had a “personal interest” in the outcome of the case.

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Lawyer wins appeal in disciplinary case over ‘no contact’ rule
Queensland 2025-08-27 11:12 pm By Sam Matthews

A tribunal has dismissed a disciplinary case brought against a Brisbane lawyer for allegedly breaking the ‘no contact’ rule and speaking with another lawyer’s client in a debt recovery proceeding.

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Global Capital directors accused of breaching duties over $50M beachfront development
Real Estate 2025-08-26 11:22 pm By Sam Matthews

The liquidators of real estate investment company Global Capital Property Fund have sued the company’s current and former directors, alleging breaches of fiduciary duties in relation to a Queensland development.

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Ki Corporation, Public Storage pull $2.2B offer for Abacus Storage King
Real Estate 2025-08-26 11:56 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A consortium of Ki Corporation and New York Stock Exchange-listed Public Storage has pulled a $2.2 billion offer to acquire Abacus Storage Kings.

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Fire House purchase by Sonnel marks first pub sale in North Sydney in 40 years
Real Estate 2025-08-26 11:47 pm By Christine Caulfield

Hotelier Mark Barry has sold the iconic Fire House Hotel for a reported $35 million, in the first freehold hotel transaction in North Sydney’s CBD in more than 40 years.

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Maplewood acquires Perth site for student housing development
Real Estate 2025-08-25 11:23 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Singapore-based developer Maplewood Investments has acquired a 1,398 square metre site in Perth’s CBD to develop a premier 835-bed student housing accommodation.

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Lendlease scores pharma giant as latest Victoria Cross Tower tenant
Construction 2025-08-22 11:09 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Global pharmaceutical company Novartis has become the latest tenant at Lendlease’s Victoria Cross Tower in North Sydney. Novartis ANZ will set up shop across one floor of the building, occupying 1,700 square metres in the mid-rise of the building, Lendlease said Thursday. The skyscraper is more than 30 per cent leased, with 70 percent of…

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Cyprus Club administrators have power to sell ‘substantial’ Sydney property: court
Real Estate 2025-08-22 11:47 pm By Andy Sidler

The administrators of the New South Wales Cyprus Community club can sell an inner Western Sydney property of “substantial value”, with a judge finding they are not subject to a condition under the Registered Clubs Act. 

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State revenue office loses row with Montessori Foundation over property taxes
Real Estate 2025-08-22 11:09 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The Queensland Commissioner of State Revenue has lost an appeal against the Montessori Children’s Foundation after it refused the organisation’s bid to be registered as a charity to avoid property taxes.

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