Cat Fredenburgh

Zenith Energy has signed a $1.9 billion refinancing, in a deal that also provides the remote off-grid power generation company with $1 billion in growth capital to support new projects.

The NSW government has lost its bid to strike out paragraphs related to a claim for exemplary damages in a class action alleging police conducted strip searches at music festivals as a matter of routine.

NAB has agreed to pay $20 million to settle a class action over the collapse of Melbourne-based builder Walton Construction. 

The administrators for the operator of the Callide power station have won extra time to convene a second creditors meeting after the court heard they may soon be able to put to rest a series of complex disputes over the Queensland power station.

Colin Biggers & Paisley has beefed up its construction practice group with the appointment of a new partner.

Builder ADCO and its director have been hit with charges in relation to a roof collapse at the Kew Recreation Centre.

A commercial silk who served as counsel assisting on Victoria's royal commission into Crown Melbourne has been appointed as a judge on the state's Supreme Court.

Lendlease is locked in a $30 million court battle with a solar mounting provider that allegedly provided shoddy racks for two Department of Defence solar farms.

A Slater & Gordon executive who was the purported author of an email sent to all staff on Friday says she's been "wrongfully accused" and that a "cursory examination" would reveal the sender's likely identity.

Developer AVJennings said it is mulling competing takeover offers by Singaporean developer Ho Bee Land and private equity-backed AVID Property Group.