Cat Fredenburgh

Mayfield Development's competition case against NSW Ports over agreements to privatise two ports has made it to the High Court, with the developer pressing its argument that derivative Crown immunity did not apply to the port authority.

In a "unique approach" to public-private partnerships, Corrs Chambers Westgarth has advised the sponsors and contractors on a landmark project for Australia's first renewable energy zone. 

King & Wood Mallesons has made a key hire, luring a competition pro who worked on the ACCC's merger reform team just months before a new mandatory merger review framework is set to take effect.

Two Suncorp units and insurer TAL Life have agreed to pay $34 million to settle a class action over allegedly worthless add-on insurance sold at car dealerships.

Sydney's landmark Crystal Palace Hotel has been sold after 45 years to Feros family-owned JDA Hotels.

Woodside has signed off on the development of a $27 billion LNG facility in Louisiana that will see the company become one of the world's largest producers of natural gas by the 2030s.

Developer VSD Investments has lost an argument for withholding an $8.5 million payment claim from the builder of a 30-storey project in Sydney's inner west pending the construction company's appeal.

Engineering firm Monadelphous will acquire a Perth-based provider of high-voltages services for $21.5 million.

Self-storage investor National Storage REIT has acquired a stake in rival Abacus Storage Kings, which is currently mulling a $1.9 billion takeover offer from a rival.