Construction

An architecture firm can maintain its proportionate liability defence in a defects lawsuit over the construction of an aged care facility in Box Hill, with a judge finding it has an arguable case. 

A cabinet maker has been ordered to pay $108,000 in security in a $36 million negligence suit against two law practices who advised on a dispute with a subcontractor over work at La Trobe University.

A judge has signed off on a partial settlement in a class action brought by the owners of lots in an allegedly shoddy townhouse development in Sydney.

Detectives investigating alleged corruption in the construction industry have charged a man linked to a Victorian labour hire company with alleged ties to Queensland CFMEU officials, as part of cross-border raids on Wednesday.

A builder has been ordered to pay owners of a Cremorne house $1.25 million in damages over defective renovations.

A judge has rejected environmental group Save Wallum’s lawsuit against the developers of a housing estate in Brunswick Heads, finding the group failed to prove the development was likely to have a significant impact on threatened species.

A judge has signed off on a partial settlement in a class action brought by the owners of lots in an allegedly shoddy townhouse development in Sydney.

Controversial rezoning plans by the NSW government aimed at increasing housing by more than 9,400 homes will allow 34-storey residential buildings in Sydney's east, according to a draft proposal released Tuesday.

A class action against Mulpha over a 683-lot development in Glenmore Park will discontinue stigmatisation claims, with property damage claims still remaining, a court has heard. 

A group of Bathla lenders has agreed to provide a short-term lifeline for the embattled residential developer to progress some projects, while other projects will be suspended and 213 employees stood down as of Monday.