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Partial victory for Seasons of Perth hotel owner in spat with builder
Construction 2025-05-30 11:44 pm By Sam Matthews

The owner of Seasons of Perth Hotel has notched a partial victory in its fight with construction company Reward Group over performance bonds.

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Developer VSD loses stay bid in payment claim spat with Builtcom
Construction 2025-05-06 11:33 pm By Christine Caulfield

Developer VSD Investments has failed in its novel argument for keeping Builtcom from the proceeds of a successful $8.5 million payment claim for work on a Sydney project.

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VSD wants stay of Builtcom win pending $8.5M payment claim challenge
Construction 2025-05-02 11:58 pm By Christine Caulfield

It lost its bid in the NSW Supreme Court to withhold a payment claim from the builder of a 30-storey project in Sydney pending an appeal, now developer VSD Investments has asked an appeals court to halt payment.

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Qube takes $70M SOPA spat with Martinus Rail to High Court
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-04-30 11:52 pm By Christine Caulfield

Logistics company Qube wants the High Court to clarify the scope of an adjudicator’s role in determining a contractor’s payment claims under the SOP Act.

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VSD Investments can’t block $8.5M payout to Builtcom despite appeal
Construction 2025-04-29 11:46 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

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.

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Seasons of Perth Hotel owner seeks to quash review determination
HWL Ebsworth Lawyers 2025-04-28 11:59 am By Cat Fredenburgh

The owner of the Seasons of Perth Hotel seeks want to quash a review determination of an adjudicator’s decision in its dispute with hotel construction company Reward Group over performance bonds for work on the hotel.

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Court tosses Builtcom’s challenge to $8.5M payment claim determination
Construction 2025-04-14 11:57 pm By Christine Caulfield

Builtcom has lost a challenge to an adjudicator’s $8.5 million determination of a final payment claim under a contract with VSD Investments for construction of a 30-storey development in Sydney’s inner west.

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Owners of Seasons of Perth hotel lose round in fight with builder over security
Construction 2025-04-14 11:03 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Hotel construction company Reward Group has secured a win in a dispute with the owners of the Seasons of Perth Hotel over progress payment claims, with a judge finding an adjudicator did not err in ordering the release of performance bonds, but more questions over the release of the bonds remain on foot.

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Trial pushed off in sprawling litigation over Greensill collapse
Restructuring & Insolvency 2025-04-10 11:41 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has agreed to delay a trial by five months in a group of cases over supply chain finance company Greensill’s $1.7 billion collapse, over the vehement protests of the firm’s administrator.

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High Court finds NSW Forestry can be sued by environmental group
David Hume 2025-04-09 11:20 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has shot down NSW Forestry’s challenge to a decision which found it can be sued by an environmental group for allegedly breaching environmental laws.

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