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Lux Sydney development didn’t repudiate contract by installing wrong marble: court
A woman has lost her lawsuit seeking to get out of an agreement to purchase an apartment 'off the plan' in a luxury development in Sydney's harbourside suburb of Rushcutters Bay, after the wrong colour marble was installed in the kitchen.
Trial in pianist’s case against MSO over Gaza remarks stretched to three weeks
A judge has lengthened the trial in pianist Jayson Gillham's case against the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra from five to 15 days, noting the substantial number of witnesses and the reputational consequences of the case. 
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Allens locks down $460M in financing for Akaysha’s Elaine BESS
Blackrock-owned battery developer Akaysha Energy's planned 311 MW battery energy storage system on the Midland Highway in Victoria is ready to get off the ground, after Allens helped the project secure $460 million in financing.
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Wood & Grieve can’t get more details from CPB in spat over Elizabeth Quay project
Engineering firm Wood & Grieve has failed to convince a judge to compel CPB Contractors to provide it with further and better particulars in a dispute over work on Perth's Elizabeth Quay redevelopment.
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Apache loses strike-out bid in $83M tax credit spat with Santos
Several Apache Corporation units have failed to block Santos from withdrawing admissions in a long-running fight over $83 million in tax credits related to Apache's $2.1 billion sale of certain assets, with a judge finding Apache’s prejudice arguments were “significantly overstated”.
Microsoft offers refund to customers ACCC claims were duped into taking AI product
Microsoft has offered to refund millions of customers who the consumer cop says unwittingly subscribed to its AI assistant Copilot without being told a cheaper AI-free option was available. 
Groth articles in Herald Sun ‘precisely’ the journalism exempt under privacy law, court told
Herald Sun articles about Victorian Deputy Liberal Leader Sam Groth's relationship with his wife, Brittany, are "precisely " the kind of journalism protected by an exemption in new privacy laws, a court has heard.
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Corrs Chambers trades up with new digs at 120 Collins Street
Leading national firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth is soaring to new heights with brand new Melbourne digs in the country's tallest office building.
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Qld developer of beachfront high-rise knocks back $10M ruling for builder
An adjudicator’s decision awarding $10 million to a builder on Queensland developer Heran Group’s high-rise luxury apartment building in Main Beach lacked procedural fairness after he went outside the parties’ submissions, a judge has found. 
ASIC mulls appeal in conflicted remuneration case against ex-Freedom boss
ASIC is considering an appeal of a ruling that tossed its conflicted remuneration case against Freedom Insurance's former boss and another executive over a sales incentive scheme.