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Fortescue, Element Zero reach settlement in trade secrets case
After losing a fight over access to millions of seized documents, Fortescue has settled its trade secrets case against green iron company Element Zero.
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Cushman & Wakefield fights back in managing director’s dismissal case
Launching a cross-claim in a former managing director's unfair dismissal case, commercial real estate broker Cushman & Wakefield wants orders for repayment of a $1.5 million bonus.
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Court won’t toss Frankston golf club’s claims over $115M sale
The purchaser of Frankston’s $115 million Peninsula Kingswood Country Golf Club has lost a summary dismissal bid, with the court calling out its “contrariness” as stymieing the case's progress without real cause. 
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Northern Beaches wins challenge to approval of seniors living development
A bid for approval of a seniors living complex on Sydney’s northern beaches has stalled after a court found a commissioner ignored mandatory considerations on the mistaken understanding that they conflicted with other planning requirements. 
Stolen wages judge OKs big jump in Deloitte’s costs, warns against repeat
A judge has approved an increase in the costs of distributing a $180 million settlement in a stolen wages class action but has said more "frankness" is needed in competitive tenders for the administration gig.
Not a ‘court of taste’: Mark Latham says homophobic tweet not defamatory
A homophobic tweet aimed at independent Sydney MP Alex Greenwich may have approached “vulgar abuse" but was just part of the cut and thrust of Australian political debate, former One Nation politician Mark Latham has said.
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APAC shareholders must hand over silk, G+T advice in fight with Dexus
Real estate asset manager Dexus has won access to advice given by the lawyers of two shareholders of airport operator APAC over an alleged breach of a shareholder deed. 
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Shinetec wins round in spat over $185M Gosford development
A judge has handed Shinetec a win in its dispute with the developer of a scuttled $185 million project in Sydney, finding that $48 million owed by the builder to its parent company after the developer called on a letter of credit fell within the definition of ‘secured money’.
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Court throws out native title appeal over AngloGold mining leases
An appeals court has confirmed that mining companies AngloGold and IGO Limited did not need to renegotiate native title approvals when they consolidated 31 existing mining leases into a single lease. 
Cbus trustee must pay $23.5M in ASIC case over delayed death benefits
A judge has ordered trustee United Super to pay $23.5 million after admitting it was liable for excessive delays in processing $20 million in death and disability claims.