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In lease dispute over Merrifield Business Park, Supreme Court to resolve competition claim
Real Estate 2025-05-14 11:11 pm By Andy Sidler

A federal competition claim by the owner of a lot in the Merrifield Business Park masterplanned community over a restrictive covenant preventing it from leasing the land will be decided by a state court.

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$59M settlement reached in rate-rigging class action against banks
Class Actions 2025-05-08 11:30 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A $59 million settlement has been reached in a long-running class action accusing five major banks of foreign exchange rate-rigging.

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SMBC can’t access King & Wood Mallesons docs in $34M case against Humm
Financial Services 2025-05-08 11:00 pm By Christine Caulfield

SMBC has lost a bid for documents connected to King & Wood Mallesons opinions in its suit against fintech Humm linked to the Forum Finance fraud, with a court saying the Japanese bank did not share joint privilege over the material.

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The Gosford developer remains locked out of $37M judgment against Chinese builder
Construction 2025-05-06 11:28 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A stay of a $37 million 2023 judgment in favour of the company behind an abandoned $185 million development in Gosford NSW against the Australian arm of China’s Shanxi Construction Investment Group has been extended.

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Private equity expert joins King & Wood Mallesons from Clayton Utz
Business of Law 2025-05-02 11:34 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A specialist private equity lawyer with over 20 years of experience has joined King & Wood Mallesons private capital team as a partner.

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Lenders for Bondi Junction property lose bid for break fee, KWM’s fees
Real Estate 2025-05-05 11:55 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Lender WholeCap has lost its bid for a “break fee” and $430,000 in legal costs billed by King & Wood Mallesons associated with a term sheet for a proposed $66.1 million loan to a Harbour Land entity.

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King & Wood Mallesons advises Transgrid on connecting first renewable energy zone
Construction 2025-05-05 11:35 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

King & Wood Mallesons has advised Transgrid on a project to connect the country’s first renewable energy zone to NSW’s energy grid.

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King & Wood Mallesons hires merger reform pro from ACCC
ACCC 2025-04-30 11:03 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

King & Wood Mallesons has made a key hire, luring a competition pro who worked on the ACCC’s merger reform team just months before a new mandatory merger review framework is set to take effect.

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Suncorp units, TAL to pay $34M to settle add-on insurance class action
Class Actions 2025-04-29 11:55 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Two Suncorp units and insurer TAL Life have agreed to pay $34 million to settle a class action over allegedly worthless add-on insurance sold at car dealerships.

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Qube takes $70M SOPA spat with Martinus Rail to High Court
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-04-30 11:52 pm By Christine Caulfield

Logistics company Qube wants the High Court to clarify the scope of an adjudicator’s role in determining a contractor’s payment claims under the SOP Act.

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