Construction company Laing O'Rourke Ltd and the Dampier Port Authority hired two of Perth's top law firms last year when they became enmeshed in a complex dispute over the building of a new jetty; but that hasn't helped them achieve an effective outcome.
Curtin University's council and Murdoch University's senate have been forced to defer meetings scheduled for this week to make an official decision on their merger because of delays with a merger feasibility report.
