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The administrators of Roberts Co have recommended that creditors accept a deal from founder Andrew Roberts that would see a cash contribution of $17.4 million to release Roberts and others from any claims.

A judge has rejected bids by former Keystone director Paul Chiodo and developer Robert Filippini to stay a $150 million suit, citing investors' interests as a "powerful" factor weighing against the stay.

A defunct sand importer has told a court that it was "strung along" by the Port of Authority of NSW over an agreement to build a multi-user facility in Glebe Island, alleging the government-owned corporation is liable for $300 million in damages for unconscionable conduct. 

A judge has approved a bid by administrators of Rex to delay the next creditors’ meeting to continue talks with several potential buyers of the regional airline.

Movie database giant IMDb has won a stoush with media company Zumedia, with IP Australia finding Zumedia's ‘DMDb’ trade mark was likely to cause confusion.

A judge has recused himself from hearing a class action against Fletcher Building, and has imposed a ban on presiding over any cases involving Maurice Blackburn for a period of time.

A judge has kept intact a lead applicant’s award of damages in a class action over alleged defective Ford vehicles, following a High Court decision, siding with neither party on what the figure should be.

Property developers Paul Chiodo and Robert Filippini want to stay proceedings by Keystone's receivers over $150 million allegedly laundered through City Built's construction projects, citing "quite likely" criminal charges. 

A real estate developer based in the Victorian town slated as the location for a waste-to-energy plant has lost its challenge to the proposed project.

An Acciona unit has sued Dual Australia, claiming the insurer is on the hook for $3 million in remediation for alleged design defects by a subcontractor on a Fulton Hogan quarry in Victoria.