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Lawsuits against a Chinese real estate investor and his mother involving transactions linked to Sam Fayad's Dyldam Group have been paused pending criminal proceedings against the pair in Hong Kong.

Allens has lured a senior corporate partner from rival firm Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer.

A court has ruled that the body corporate of a block of units can bring a contract claim against builder Devine in its own name, finding that parliament did not intend to import the technical legal meaning of ‘subrogation’ into legislation governing owners corporations.

Construction company Crema has lost a bid for an injunction blocking the developer of a luxury apartment complex in Melbourne’s east from accessing $6 million in performance security amid a fight over project delays.

The merger regulator will put Coles Group's proposed purchase of a Kalgoorlie supermarket and liquor store site in the hot seat, saying the leasehold acquisition could limit competition and needs further scrutiny.

Two Liberty Steel companies want a case brought in NSW by administrators for collapsed supply chain finance company Greensill to be put on hold while a related case in the UK is on foot.

The NSW Land and Environment Court has thrown out an objection to a 100mw solar farm slated to be built in Wallaroo on the NSW and ACT border, finding solar farms are not inconsistent with rural character. 

Tesla can't escape a case by a motorist over his car's self-driving capabilities, despite overlap with a class action, with a tribunal saying there was no abuse of process while the driver could not opt out of the group proceeding.

Hong Kong-based investment firm C Capital has enlisted Lendlease to help with the development of a major logistics precinct in Victoria expected to be worth $4.5 billion upon completion.

A United Nations special rapporteur is seeking court approval to intervene in a lawsuit by First Nations and pro-Palestine activists challenging laws passed in the wake of the Bondi massacre that bar protests after a terrorist incident.