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Developer of $50M Vida Apartments can’t add new claim against builder
The developer of a $50 million apartment complex in Brisbane’s West End has lost its bid to add a new claim to its case against builder Devine, with a judge saying the developer was attempting to tell a “fundamentally different story” to the existing case, weeks out from trial.
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Developer Mbark wins appeal over golf club retirement village
A judge has set aside a tribunal’s refusal of a developer’s application to build a retirement village on land owned by the Federal Golf Club in Canberra. 
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Dover Heights couple wins case over defects in $2.8M house
A couple has been awarded over $423,000 in damages from a builder for defective work on their $2.8 million Dover Heights home, including water damage and mould.
In self-driving cars class action, Tesla says drivers told to be ‘fully attentive’
Tesla has denied a class action's claims that it misled consumers about the capabilities of its self-driving cars, saying drivers were reminded about feature limitations and warned to be “fully attentive” while operating the cars. 
Uber found to have breached contract by deactivating driver over complaints
In the first of dozens of similar cases to be decided, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has found Uber breached its contract with a driver by deactivating his account over seven complaints.
Zoetis hit with costs in bovine gene patent spat
Zoetis has been ordered to pay Scidera’s costs of defending an unsuccessful summary dismissal application on a lump sum basis in a dispute over a bovine gene patent, with a judge rejecting its “premature” bid for a set-off. 
Corrs Chambers snaps up tax partner from Baker McKenzie
A tax specialist has made the jump to Corrs Chambers Westgarth, after more than a decade at Baker McKenzie.
In TM battle with Zip, Firstmac tells High Court honest concurrent use test not subjective
More than just subjective intention is relevant to the defence of honest concurrent use in trade mark law, non-bank lender Firstmac has told the High Court in its dispute with buy now, pay later giant Zip Co.
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Builder, broker on $320M Box Hill medical hub project take row to court
Builder Maxcon, financier Maxcap and mortgage broker ACMC are caught up in litigation over certificates of title underlying collapsed developer APH Holding’s $320 million Wellington Health precinct in Melbourne's Box Hill.
Former PwC CEO sued for defamation by wife over lewd post
Former Carlton Football Club president and ex-chief executive of PricewaterhouseCoopers, Luke Sayers, has been sued by his estranged wife for defamation over a lewd social media post that eventually led to his resignation from the football club.