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A federal competition claim by the owner of a lot in the Merrifield Business Park masterplanned community over a restrictive covenant preventing it from leasing the land will be decided by a state court.

The South Australian government has flagged new legislation to clarify ownership of the Whyalla Port following legal action to wrest control of the port from Sanjeev Gupta's GFG Alliance.

A court has dismissed a client’s attempt to join Kheir Lawyers to an action against Shine Lawyers, after the application -- repleaded for a fourth time -- remained “indefensible".

Watpac faces a lawsuit by Wyndham City Council over alleged leaks from the roof of the redesigned Werribee Sports and Fitness Centre, which it says cost $3.5 million to fix.

Explosives company Dyno Nobel has entered into a $194 million contract to divest land on Gibson Island in Brisbane, reportedly selling the site to property investment giant Goodman Group. 

A law firm has lost a row with a former client over a pact to cap fees at $100,000, with a judge rejecting its claim the agreement was not binding.

The plaintiff in a flex commissions class action against ANZ has asked the court to approve a $85 million settlement, including a 24.5 per cent group costs order, citing the “considerable risk” involved in running the case.

A judge has refused to allow four people to join a closed class action brought on behalf of certain people who were detained at two infamous immigration detention centres in South Australia.

An interim payment claim under Queensland's SOP Act must include claims related to work carried out within the preceding six months, a judge has found.

The High Court has been asked to weigh in on whether issue and Anshun estoppel apply to SOP Act claims, with a South Australian wind farm seeking to overturn a ruling ordering it to make a $21 million progress payment to joint venture partners GE Renewable Energy and Elecnor.