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Law firm Sparke Helmore negligently failed to alert a NSW developer to an imminent deadline for two land sale contracts in a troubled $30 million development because a paralegal, rather than a solicitor, was “at the helm”, an appeals court has heard.
Owners of Sydney’s Mascot Towers are facing a “parlous situation” as they file an urgent court bid to sell the two buildings after $16 million was spent to repair structural cracks that made the apartments unliveable.
A former manager has sued building giant James Hardie, alleging she was denied pay and mistreated after she made complaints about safety issues and the conduct of senior leadership.
A judge has revived a long-running suit against the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union and Victorian state secretary John Setka, granting the plaintiffs leave to appeal orders dismissing the case and file an eighth iteration of their pleadings against the union over the infamous Pentridge building site.
Two Sydney roof tiling businesses have made admissions in civil penalty proceedings brought by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission alleging they rigged bids for construction at the University of Sydney.
A long-running class action over the Opal Tower disaster has settled, along with two related cases over the defective building, as a five-week trial was set to begin.
A former Greenwoods & Freehills partner is suing the tax advisory firm and Lendlease, alleging he was effectively sacked after refusing to put his name to a tax return and making complaints that the construction giant was inflating its income and dodging tax.
HWL Ebsworth managing partner Juan Martinez is yet again the target of a lawsuit, the latest claiming he committed a "fundamental breach" by locking a capital partner out of the office and withholding profits after the partner gave notice.
The structural engineer behind Sydney's Opal Tower plans to drag insurer Tokio Marine into a lawsuit against two of Icon's insurers, after discovering another $50 million policy that responds to claims in a class action brought by apartment owners.
The structural engineer behind Sydney's Opal Tower has taken builder Icon's insurers to court, arguing they should cover its costs in a class action brought on behalf of residents of the ill-fated building and related litigation.