Construction

A Victorian law firm has been named in a dispute between Cement Australia and a now-defunct subsidiary over a $1.2 million asbestos claim payout, with the firm accused of failing to engage in mediation or comply with timetabling orders.

A class action against developer Mulpha Norwest and the Penrith City Council over a 683-lot development in Glenmore Park will include secondary and tertiary purchasers, a court has heard.

Trial has kicked off in a case by builders Webuild and NRW against their insurers over coverage for damage caused by a sinkhole during the construction of Perth's $1.8 billion Forrestfield-Airport Link.

The operator of a planned private hospital in Townsville has lost a strike-out bid in a lawsuit alleging landowner Centuria Healthcare and developer Lautaret failed to carry out construction in accordance with a lease agreement.

ASX-listed infrastructure service provider Ventia has extended its contract to manage the Australian Marine Complex-Common User Facility in Western Australia, a key shipbuilding facility leased by maritime developers. 

A judge has ordered that the names of the funders who backed unsuccessful proceedings over the failed Pentridge Village development in Melbourne be handed over.

Saint Gobain-owned CSR has been ordered to hand over monthly performance reports for four business units and its building products division, in a misuse of market power case by insulation distributor Consolidated Energy.

A class action against developer Mulpha Norwest and the Penrith City Council over a 683-lot development in Glenmore Park will include secondary and tertiary purchasers, a court has heard.

A judge has refused a developer's request to keep the details of a negligence suit against its former lawyers Bartier Perry under wraps, noting the potential "serious consequences" for law firms facing such claims.

A plastering firm accusing the CFMEU and United Super of coercing more than $1 million in payments while it was working on several major Sydney developments has been ordered to replead vague aspects of its serious claims.