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ADCO scores win in row with Boroondara over Kew building collapse
Construction 2025-12-12 11:12 pm By Andy Sidler

ADCO Constructions did not agree to guarantee work done by its subsidiary on the Kew Recreation Centre, a court has found, limiting Boroondara City Council’s options following a roof collapse. 

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Iplex fails to keep NZ parent out of builder’s defects case
Construction 2025-12-12 11:55 pm By Sam Matthews

Fletcher Building Group unit Iplex has lost its bid to save its parent company from being joined to a case brought by builder J-Corp over allegedly defective pipes.

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Westfield owner Scentre sells stake in Brisbane mall for $683M
Construction 2025-12-12 11:55 pm By Andy Sidler

A Dexus managed fund has paid $683 million to Scentre Group to increase its stake in Brisbane’s Westfield Chermside shopping centre.

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Effort to revive $400M case over Pentridge Village development fails
Construction 2025-12-12 11:46 pm By Christine Caulfield

A developer has failed to revive its $400 million lawsuit against an investor over a development at the site of the former Pentridge Prison in Victoria, with an appeals court agreeing the case was properly dismissed. 

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Construction barrister appointed to NSW Supreme Court
Construction 2025-12-11 11:48 pm By Andy Sidler

Seasoned silk Gregory Sirtes SC has been appointed as a judge on the New South Wales Supreme Court after earning his stripes in complex construction litigation.

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Burwood apartment developer can retain deposit after email repudiation by buyer
Construction 2025-12-11 11:16 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The developer of an apartment complex in Melbourne’s east can retain a $883,000 deposit from convicted fraudster Demetrios ‘James’ Charisiou’s real estate investment firm, which was found to have repudiated a contract over email.

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Approval granted for Annandale co-living development at former CBA site
Construction 2025-12-11 11:29 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A court has granted an application for a development that will demolish part of a former Commonwealth Bank building in Sydney’s inner west to construct a co-living building.

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CIP can subpoena police in $30M suit over Carver’s Reach development
Construction 2025-12-10 11:54 pm By Andy Sidler

CIP Group can subpoena Queensland Police, with a judge finding the timing of an ex-business partner’s complaints to police may be material to a change of tack in CIP’s $30 million suit over a residential development.

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Mirvac tapped as developer for old Sydney Fish Market site
Construction 2025-12-10 11:04 pm By Christine Caulfield

Developer Mirvac has been picked to transform the old Sydney Fish Market site, beating out Lendlease and Stockland Urban as the Infrastructure NSW’s preferred bidder.

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York Property loses appeal of $12.7M decision in dispute over Gold Cost high-rise
Construction 2025-12-09 11:35 pm By Andy Sidler

York Property has lost an appeal in a dispute with builder Tomkins over a payment claim for work on a Gold Coast high-rise, with the appeals court declining to set aside an adjudicator’s decision that was later cut down to $12.7 million. 

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