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Shine Lawyers has been hit with a negligence suit by a former client who says he lost the chance to recover damages in a personal injury case after the firm sued the wrong party.

The developer of a 683-lot project in Glenmore Park, NSW has lost its bid to strike out parts of a class action by owners and investors alleging the land on which the development sits is unsuitable for residential construction.

A judge has flagged the possibility of referring lawyers acting for Alvarez & Marsal to the legal watchdog after hearing the consultant's costs of complying with preliminary discovery orders won by Ernst & Young could top $500,000.

The ACCC has raised competition concerns about the proposed acquisition of Benedict Recycling by its "closest competitor" Igneo Infrastructure Partners, a subsidiary of Australian asset management giant First Sentier Investors. 

Builder Growthbuilt has struck back in a $91.7 million lawsuit over the Oxford & Foley mixed use development in Darlinghurst, Sydney, claiming the project's financier failed to act in good faith and pointing the finger at its subcontractors. 

Seqwater has revealed the contractors shortlisted to run in a two-horse race to win the contract to design and build the Wyaralong water treatment plant in south east Queensland.

In the latest chapter of a feud between billionaires Fritz Kundrun and Hans Mende, the co-founders of global commodities firm AMCI, a court has found the sacking of the group's Australian managing director was invalid.

Sydney developer Tiptell has won its bid to exit a combustible cladding class action against 3A Composites and Halifax to bring its own claim for $15 million.

Lander & Rogers has welcomed an administrative law pro as a partner in its Sydney-based commercial disputes team.

Eastlink operator ConnectEast has lost its bid for restitutionary interest after a judge found CityLink's operator overcharged tens of millions of dollars in toll roaming fees.