Patrick O’Shea

Mining contractor BUMA, which was hired to provide services at the Commodore coal mine in Queensland, has come out on top in a $30 million dispute with the mine's owner, Genuity.

Engineer Monadelphous has lost a fight that will affect its ability to run a limitations defence in a suit over alleged defects in a sewage plant upgrade on the Sunshine Coast.

Energy giant Santos has won a dispute over its Gladstone LNG project, described by a court as "litigation on a monumental scale", securing a $692 million judgment against engineering firm Fluor with the help of four silks.

Collapsed construction and maintenance company General Trade Industries has lost its bid to revive abandoned claims against AGL in a nearly four-year old contract case over work on two Queensland gas plants, with a judge finding the company has had “more than a sufficient opportunity to plead its case”.

A judge won't stay a reference process which US company Fluor claims is infected with bias, in a "monumental" dispute with energy giant Santos that has already generated a $57.5 million legal bill for the engineering firm.

A judge has found Downer Energy was responsible for a costly shutdown at a NSW power plant caused by a “practically unthinkable” defect.

Oil and gas producer Santos has successfully challenged the summary dismissal of its claim for recovery of more than $470 million paid to contractor Fluor Corporation in overhead costs incurred after the estimated completion date of gas hubs in the Surat Basin.

Star Entertainment can continue its case against a wealthy junket gambler who dishonoured a cheque after losing $43 million in one week at the Baccarat table at Star's Gold Coast casino.

An appeals court has shot down oil and gas giant Santos' bid for expanded discovery against engineering company Fluor, finding that the application was "akin to a fishing expedition" that was based on "a shaky assumption" by lawyers from Corrs Chambers Westgarth.