McCullough Robertson has nabbed a construction law expert from Mills Oakley to join the firm’s partnership.
A collapsed developer and its builder have failed again in their dispute against a financier over the Pentridge Village development in Melbourne, with an appeals court taking a critical view of years of delays.
ASIC wants a contempt ruling against the couple behind Gold Coast-based property developer ALAMMC Developments after they allegedly moved more than $500,000 out of frozen accounts and failed to disclose assets, including two racehorses, one of which is named ‘Within the Law’.
An owners corporation has won orders requiring builder Ceerose and developer Zone Q rectify some defects in a Sydney apartment building, but failed to win work orders in relation to others.
A bid for approval of a seniors living complex on Sydney’s northern beaches has stalled after a court found a commissioner ignored mandatory considerations on the mistaken understanding that they conflicted with other planning requirements.
A judge has handed Shinetec a win in its dispute with the developer of a scuttled $185 million project in Sydney, finding that $48 million owed by the builder to its parent company after the developer called on a letter of credit fell within the definition of ‘secured money’.
Property developer and former director of collapsed Keystone Asset Manager Paul Chiodo is appealing the rejection by liquidators of a $9 million proof of debt.
A court has upheld the $63.8 million valuation of an inner-Sydney high-rise, rejecting Meriton’s argument that it should be reduced to $52 million because of its isolation from public transport.
Chase Builders can’t avoid completing fire safety rectification works at the Manhattan on the Park apartment complex in Canberra by citing a 10-year limitations period after running down the clock with litigation, a tribunal has said.
A Sydney builder has lost its challenge to a $453,000 judgment for a developer, with an appeals court finding the construction company claimed payment for a greater amount of work than was done on a project in Dural.