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Southbank tower developer loses bid to stay Crown Group’s suit
Construction 2025-06-19 11:35 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Developer Infinity can’t stay a case by the liquidators of collapsed developer Crown Group seeking to sell the land for their failed joint venture for a luxury residential tower in Melbourne’s Southbank, with a judge finding a dispute resolution clause in their agreement was too vague to be enforceable. 

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Judge questions Sharvain’s bid to delay creditor vote in pursuit of $3M from Roberts Co
Restructuring & Insolvency 2025-06-19 11:50 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has raised concerns that if he grants orders sought by the administrators of collapsed builder Sharvain Facades to delay a creditors meeting, it will prioritise the interests of its creditors over those of Roberts Co.

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Developer Universal can’t resist payment claim after failure to serve schedule
Construction 2025-06-19 11:31 pm By Sam Matthews

An appeals court has ruled against developer Universal, which resisted a payment claim under the SOP Act, saying it couldn’t raise a defence pointing to the contract after failing to serve a payment schedule.

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Liquidator of developer North Shore can’t rescind settlement over ‘uncommercial’ unit sales
Construction 2025-06-19 11:32 pm By Andy Sidler

A judge has found that the former liquidator of developer North Shore did not rely on an appraisal of a residential block in settling a dispute over the alleged uncommercial sale of four units in a Lane Cove development, despite finding it was likely not a genuine document. 

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Off-the-plan buyer of $10.3M Newstead high-rise penthouses wins suit
Construction 2025-06-19 11:16 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The purported purchaser of two off-the-plan penthouses in a Newstead high-rise has won his suit against the developer, who sold the apartments to someone else for more than double the contract price.

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Builtcom loses appeal in payment claim spat with developer VSD
Construction 2025-06-18 11:23 pm By Andy Sidler

An appeals court has tossed a challenge by construction firm Builtcom to an adjudication that slashed a $30 million payment claim against developer VSD Investments by $21 million, saying mere legal error was not enough.

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High Court finds CFMEU administration not an unjust acquisition of property
Construction 2025-06-18 11:54 pm By Sam Matthews

The High Court has rebuffed the CFMEU’s constitutional challenge to legislation used to facilitate its takeover by the federal government, rejecting an argument that the laws amounted to an unjust acquisition of the union’s property. 

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Sharvain administrator calls for extra time after $3M win against Roberts Co
Restructuring & Insolvency 2025-06-18 11:23 pm By Christine Caulfield

The deadline looms for a creditors’ meeting to decide the future of collapsed building company Sharvain Façades, but its administrator wants a court to stop the clock, concerned a vote for liquidation will thwart recovery of $3.2 million from Roberts Co.

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Buildcorp entitled to payment for variation works to Blues Point Tower: court
Construction 2025-06-17 11:32 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The owners of the Blues Point Tower in the Sydney harbourside suburb of McMahons Point must cough up additional payments to builder Buildcorp after it undertook remediation work on the heritage-listed tower. 

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‘On death row’: Roberts Co Victoria fights creditor’s winding up bid
Restructuring & Insolvency 2025-06-17 2:41 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Collapsed Roberts Co Victoria will oppose a creditor’s bid for an extension in a case seeking to wind up the construction company, claiming it is “effectively on death row” and suffering reputational damage.

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