Construction

The co-owners of the Pacific Werribee shopping centre in Victoria have lost their bid to join collapsed builder Probuild’s primary insurer AIG to their case over $356 million in alleged defects.

VCAT has upheld a local council's refusal of a plan to build a three-storey luxury apartment building at a vacant lot in East Melbourne, saying it would "visually dominate" a neighbouring heritage-listed home.

A funder that has allegedly refused to provide further funding in a class action over the compulsory acquisition of land for the WestConnex road project is also fighting the plaintiff’s bid to discontinue the case, with a judge calling the funder’s opposition “very problematic”. 

Lendlease has lost its appeal of a ruling that shot down its bid to enforce a $120 million purchase agreement for five plots of land in Campbelltown against a company controlled by the Macarthur-Onslow family. 

Canberra developer Geocon has won a Full Court appeal over the GST payable on $115 million in sales from a 360-unit development, with the case sent back to a tribunal for final determination.

Carlisle Homes has prevailed on a preliminary question in a dispute with Nexus Office over alleged defects in a Nexus Mulgrave rental space, with an appeals court finding an expert had not properly determined the dispute. 

New Zealand-based pipe manufacturer Buteline has been added to a case seeking damages over the installation of allegedly defective water pipes in a residential building in the Northern Territory.

A parliamentary committee has said the Victorian government must release all evidence supporting the demolition of 44 public housing towers in Melbourne, some of which are the subject of a dismissed class action that is being appealed.

James Hardie is fighting a bid to amend a shareholder class action over the building materials giant's 2023 income forecasts, telling the court it doesn't understand the “new case”.

Lendlease has sold a stake in a $500 million Melbourne build-to-rent development to Japanese real estate firm Tokyo Tatemono.