The liquidators of a defunct developer FSM have lost their bid to access unredacted copies of emails between Ray White Capital and King & Wood Mallesons.
The High Court has revived a class action by small business owners over the interference caused by the construction of the Sydney light rail network.
All Civil Solutions Group has lost its appeal against a ruling that allowed the Woonona-Bulli RSL Memorial Club to raise a set-off defence against the subcontractor’s claim under the Contractor’s Debt Act.
A court has declined tenant Realside Rundle Square’s bid for a hearing on a preliminary question concerning a term in its lease in proceedings against M3Property and a valuer alleging tenants of Adelaide’s Rundle Mall have been overcharged for rent since 2006.
Its evidence was ruled inadmissible and it briefed new counsel, but that doesn’t entitle the owners corporation of a Sydney apartment building to more details of Max Build’s contract case, a judge has said.
The lead plaintiffs in a class action over the compulsory acquisition of land for the WestConnex road project will press on with a bid to discontinue the case, telling a judge they have exhausted all options for funding.
A Sydney developer has successfully challenged a decision which rejected its plans to demolish a 32-room boarding house for the construction of four luxury residences in Paddington, with a judge calling the decision “personal and idiosyncratic”.
Multiplex has secured a $317 million contract for the construction of a new lyric theatre in Canberra capable of hosting large-scale theatrical productions.
Northwest Rail Link builders CPB Contractors and John Holland are pushing back against a bid by several insurers to join joint venture partners MTR and UGL to a coverage spat over a $100 million policy.
A court has ordered Queensland builder ADLU to provide security in its dispute with engineering contractor Ertech, finding that its self-imposed “hibernation” disguised a practical impecuniosity.