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Harry Triguboff’s Meriton sues NSW premier over Macquarie Park tower
Real Estate 2019-03-14 11:54 pm By Christine Caulfield

Billionaire property developer Harry Triguboff is taking NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian to court in his fight for approval of a controversial tower in Macquarie Park, Sydney.

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United Petroleum loses $2M award over compulsory land acquisition
Construction 2019-03-06 5:38 pm By Miklos Bolza

An appeals court has overturned a ruling awarding $2 million in compensation to United Petroleum after the state government compulsorily acquired land on which the petrol retailer operated a service station and restaurant.

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Former MP Ian Macdonald gets conviction overturned
White Collar 2019-02-25 9:11 pm By Miklos Bolza

A five-member appeals panel in the NSW Supreme Court has overturned former NSW Labor Minister for Mineral Resources Ian Macdonald’s conviction for wilful misconduct of public office in relation to the Doyles Creek Mining scandal.

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Luxury Sydney retailer settles with Transport for NSW over light rail project
Construction 2019-02-22 9:38 pm By Miklos Bolza

Luxury boutique retailer Watches of Switzerland has reached a settlement in principle with Transport for NSW to resolve its case alleging damages resulting from Sydney’s light rail project, a court has heard.

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Leyonhjelm loses second bid to dodge Hanson-Young defamation case
Defamation 2019-02-19 11:57 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Liberal Democrat Senator David Leyonhjelm has lost his challenge to a ruling that denied his request for speedy dismissal of a defamation lawsuit by Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young on the grounds of Parliamentary privilege.

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Judge rules for investors in class action over conman Peter Foster’s sports betting scam
Class Actions 2019-02-18 11:06 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has ruled for investors in a class action alleging they sank $12.3 million into a sports trading scam masterminded by convicted conman Peter Foster, saying they were entitled to recover their misappropriated money from the “notorious confidence trickster”.

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Who reads law firm websites? Judge skeptical of online class action notice
Class Actions 2019-02-14 9:04 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge overseeing a class action against the NSW government over a contractor who sold injured workers’ information to Bannister Law has questioned the effectiveness of placing ads for group members on law firm websites, saying she didn’t think it would “draw the matter to anyone’s attention”.

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Acciona mulls settlement with NSW Government in light rail dispute
Construction 2019-02-08 12:29 pm By Miklos Bolza

Acciona Infrastructure and Transport for NSW are currently in settlement talks over a $1.2 billion dispute around the NSW government’s ongoing light rail project in Sydney.

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High Court strikes down laws that slashed union political spending in NSW
Appeals 2019-01-29 10:29 pm By Christine Caulfield

Laws that cut in half the amount of money third parties can spend on election campaigns in NSW are invalid, the High Court of Australia ruled Tuesday, in a major win for unions and the Labor party ahead of the state election in March.

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Court suppresses Ben Roberts-Smith accuser’s identity
Defamation 2019-01-29 11:37 am By Miklos Bolza

A key prospective witness in the Ben-Roberts Smith defamation proceedings can continue to have her identity suppressed, after a judge found there was “sufficient risk” to her safety if it was revealed.

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