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SkyCity Adelaide settles tax dispute with SA treasurer for $38.1M
Tax 2025-02-03 4:30 pm By Cindy Cameronne

SkyCity has agreed to settle its dispute with the Treasurer of South Australia over the treatment of electronic gaming credits after losing its High Court challenge in October.Ā 

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Ex-Super Retail lawyer appeals suppression orders
Employment 2025-02-03 11:37 pm By Christine Caulfield

Super Retail Group’s former top lawyer is fighting the dismissal of her application for performance of a settlement she says was reached following her dismissal from the company.

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ACCC launches probe into IAG’s $855M bid for RACQ’s insurance biz
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-02-03 11:43 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The competition regulator is seeking views on whether IAG’s bid to acquire a 90 per cent stake in RACQ’s insurance underwriting business for $855 million could saddle consumers with higher prices.

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Associate of Graaf Group founder canā€™t block sale of $22M Potts Point property
Real Estate 2025-02-04 11:44 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has rejected an ā€œambitious and novelā€ freezing order sought by a creditor and former associate of bankrupt Graaf Group founder Gennaro Autore over a $22 million boutique hotel in Potts Point.

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Johnson Winter Slattery snags health and safety ace from Clyde & Co
Business of Law 2025-02-03 4:41 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A health and safety law specialist has joined Johnson Winter Slattery as partner after working at Clyde & Co for almost a decade.

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Armour takeover case against Baker McKenzie can’t boost damages to $135M
Corporate 2025-01-31 11:54 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has rejected a new pleading that would have upped the damages to $135 million in a case by a shareholder of failed energy company Armour Group alleging law firm Baker McKenzie was knowingly involved in a plan to take control of the company for cheap.

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Banksia silk wants to cross-examine prosecutor’s witnesses in criminal case
White Collar 2025-01-31 11:45 pm By Christine Caulfield

Disgraced barrister Norman O’Bryan will seek to grill two witnesses for the prosecution in a criminal case accusing the former silk of attempting to fraudulently obtain $1.3 million in fees.

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Maddocks reps Simonds Group in $10M purchase of Dennis Family Homes
M&A 2025-02-04 11:32 pm By Christine Caulfield

Law firm Maddocks has advised Simonds Group on its $10 million pick-up of Dennis Family Homes, an acquisition expected to generate $200 million in additional revenue for the homebuilder next year.

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Contest between rival Google ad tech class actions on the cards
Class Actions 2025-01-31 4:15 pm By Andy Sidler

A court has foreshadowed a fight between two competing class actions against Google over alleged abuse of market dominance in digital advertising.

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India wins foreign state immunity appeal in fight over $111.3M arbitral award
Arbitration 2025-01-31 10:32 pm By Sam Matthews

The government of India has overturned a finding that it couldnā€™t dodge a $111.3 million arbitral award in a dispute with three Mauritian companies, with an appeals court finding it did not waive foreign state immunity in the case. Ā 

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