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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.

A court has upheld a three-year time limit attached to a council's development consent for a local distribution centre at a proposed industrial precinct in Tamworth, NSW.

The Tasmanian government has seized $15 million worth of manganese ore from Liberty Bell Bay's smelter after its owner, GFG Alliance, breached the terms of a loan with the state by failing to resume operations.

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.

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.

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.

A litigant bringing a sexual harassment case against the WA Department of Justice is now represented by pro bono counsel after the Federal Court's top judge raised concerns about her “very personal” recusal application.

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.

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.

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.