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A judge has rejected environmental group Save Wallum’s lawsuit against the developers of a housing estate in Brunswick Heads, finding the group failed to prove the development was likely to have a significant impact on threatened species.

Controversial rezoning plans by the NSW government aimed at increasing housing by more than 9,400 homes will allow 34-storey residential buildings in Sydney's east, according to a draft proposal released Tuesday.

Macquarie Asset Management has acquired half of Aware Super’s Victorian land registry stake, with law firm Allens advising the superannuation fund on the deal.

The National Basketball League has succeeded in staying preliminary discovery proceedings by the Illawarra Hawks and Melbourne Phoenix basketball clubs, with a judge finding their licence agreement contained a broad dispute resolution clause.

A class action against Mulpha over a 683-lot development in Glenmore Park will discontinue stigmatisation claims, with property damage claims still remaining, a court has heard. 

The ACCC has approved Peter Warren Automotive's acquisition of Wakeling Automotive Group’s new car dealerships after it agreed to divest eight sites amid the regulator's concerns about competition in Sydney's Macarthur region.

Former KPMG chief operating officer Eileen Hoggett has launched legal proceedings against her former employer, following her expulsion from the firm over a whistleblower's allegations of client data leaks.

A newly appointed judge, praised as "hugely intelligent" and a "quiet assassin" on cross-examination, has welcomed the legal profession’s growing focus on mental health and called for greater diversity at the Bar.

A "practice of prudence" required a judge to recuse himself from a $1 billion lawsuit over the Callide power station, CS Energy said Monday.

A company that says it loaned millions to the owner of a Brighton property has sued HWL Ebworth for negligence, alleging the firm failed to advise on “patent ambiguity” in a loan agreement that caused it to lose $2 million.