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A 141-turbine wind farm and BESS in New South Wales’ Riverina region have been approved on the condition that certain traffic, emergency and environmental concerns are addressed. 

Former Today host Karl Stefanovic has reached a settlement in a dispute with his former business partner, with Stefanovic buying out her stake in their podcast business for an undisclosed amount.

Holding Redlich has hired six new lawyers, including two partners, to bolster its dispute resolution practice in Melbourne and Brisbane.

An appeals court has ruled that Heran Group's York Property can call on $6.4 million in bank guarantees in its dispute with builder Tomkins, which alleges that a $17.5 million payment certificate issued under a contract to build a 119-Gold Coast residential tower was not authorised.

The defunct developer behind the planned Pentridge Village project in Melbourne can't defer costs in failed proceedings against the project's financiers, despite a foreshadowed new suit against them. 

A judge won't order expert mathematical evidence in a suit against Monash University over alleged unpaid bed rent, saying the calculations could be done by someone in Year 7.

HWL Ebsworth has defeated a former client's appeal of a $38,000 costs order, rejecting his claims of bias and lack of procedural fairness.

The Fair Work Commission has sided with Victoria University's proposal that a student advisor trial one day a week working from home, which the employee said was needed due to "physical fatigue associated with commuting". 

Light & Wonder has hit back at a securities class action over disclosures about the theft of Aristocrat's trade secrets, denying that its 2025 $1.4 billion forecast depended on its Dragon Train poker game which misappropriated its rival's IP.

Builder Hansen Yuncken is seeking preliminary discovery from the Victorian government as it mulls proceedings alleging the state interfered with the independence of a superintendent in relation to a $156 million contract to expand the Barwon prison near Geelong.