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Brisbane Airport can’t call on entire $13.4M security in contractor row
Baggage handling company Alstef Australia has had a partial win in its quest to stop the Brisbane Airport Corporation from calling on $13.4 million in bank guarantees.
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Mitsubishi Estate, BKC team up to buy Smithfield industrial estate for $127.5M
BKC Australia and Mitsubishi Estate outfit MEC Global Partners Asia have joined forces to acquire the Cumberland Industrial Estate in Smithfield, Sydney, for $127.5 million from Goodman.
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Group pans NSW Coalition’s ‘irresponsible backflip’ on renewable zone
An environmental group has criticised the NSW opposition's plan to scale back the New England renewable energy zone, calling it an “irresponsible backflip”.
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Maurice Blackburn scores partial win in fight over home insurance premiums info
A tribunal has found the public interest favours disclosure of information about how premiums are calculated under the state's home building insurance scheme, partly overturning a decision refusing access to documents sought by Maurice Blackburn.
NSW to face direct discrimination claims in child removal class action
A judge has ruled a class action on behalf of First Nations people in NSW whose children were allegedly unlawfully removed can bring a claim alleging group members were treated unfairly because of their race.
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Fortius can’t add negligence claim against certifier over One Central Park defects
Property manager Fortius has lost its bid to bring negligence claims under NSW's Design and Building Practitioners Act against certifier City Plan Services in defects litigation over the One Central Park development in Sydney.
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Tahmoor coal mine liquidators want sale free of Glencore royalties
The liquidators of a NSW coal mine formerly owned by Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance have applied to the court to disclaim a deed under which GFG paid handsome royalties to former owner Glencore. 
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Landlord wins $328K in lost rent, outgoings from Allied Pinnacle
The landlord of a Western Sydney commercial property has been awarded $328,000 in lost rent and outgoings after its former tenant, baked goods producer Allied Pinnacle, failed to repaint the external walls at the site.
Racing NSW scores win in fight over administration of Australian Turf Club
An appeals court has overturned a finding that Racing NSW was not entitled to appoint administrators to the owners of Sydney’s Randwick Racecourse.
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Builder can’t revise negligence claim in suit over Sydney Markets
A builder has lost its bid to amend a negligence claim in a dispute over a warehouse refurbishment contract in Sydney’s Homebush.