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Judge says after-hours payment claim served on Roberts Co valid
Roberts Co will have to pay a $3.2 million payment claim served by subcontractor Sharvain Facades at 7:18pm on a Friday, after a judge found the claim was validly issued that day.
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Kaloriziko $2M debt for Ryde development not offset by property deal, court finds
A judge has rejected developer Kaloriziko's claim that a property deal involving related parties extinguished a $2.12 million liability to a builder in relation to the construction of the 'Sky Gardens' residential development in Ryde, NSW.
Full Court to weigh in on misfeasance in public office in Clive Palmer appeal
A judge has found Clive Palmer's appeal of a judgment striking out his lawsuits against former ASIC chair James Shipton raises important questions about what's required to advance a claim of misfeasance in public office and should be heard by the Full Court. 
Applicant’s claim flops in postgrads class action against University of Sydney
A judge has dismissed a class action applicant’s claim that he was underpaid as a University of Sydney postgraduate student, but left for another day the question of whether the court should also make orders binding group members. 
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MinterEllison advises Johns Lyng on Pacific Equity Partners’ buyout offer
Johns Lyng Group confirmed Wednesday it had received a takeover offer from Pacific Equity Partners for an undisclosed sum and has granted the private equity firm an exclusivity period to undergo due diligence.
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High Court sides with Valuer-General over St Kilda Rd heritage property
The Valuer-General of Victoria has won a High Court appeal against developer WSTI Properties over a $2.9 million valuation for a heritage property in Melbourne, which centred on the meaning of an “improvement” to the land. 
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Soul Patts, Brickworks merger shows capital markets ‘open and willing’, says KWM chair
Ashurst and King & Wood Mallesons are working behind the scenes on the proposed union of long-time partners Brickworks and investment house Washington H. Soul Pattinson, a merger that shows capital markets are ready to back big deals, one lead lawyer says.
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Ex-Turner Freeman client wants to appeal failed case over property dispute
A former Turner Freeman client is seeking to appeal a District Court decision summarily dismissing his professional negligence case against the firm and a silk over a dispute with an owners corporation.