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CSR must produce performance reports in distributor’s case
Saint Gobain-owned CSR has been ordered to hand over monthly performance reports for four business units and its building products division, in a misuse of market power case by insulation distributor Consolidated Energy.
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Class action over Western Sydney masterplan suburb includes later buyers
A class action against developer Mulpha Norwest and the Penrith City Council over a 683-lot development in Glenmore Park will include secondary and tertiary purchasers, a court has heard.
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Developer can’t advance negligence claim against Bartier Perry ‘in secret’
A judge has refused a developer's request to keep the details of a negligence suit against its former lawyers Bartier Perry under wraps, noting the potential "serious consequences" for law firms facing such claims.
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CFMEU, United Super accused of coercing $1M from firm on major Sydney projects
A plastering firm accusing the CFMEU and United Super of coercing more than $1 million in payments while it was working on several major Sydney developments has been ordered to replead vague aspects of its serious claims.
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Canberra townhouse contractor loses fight over payment ‘mistake’
Contractor Civil & Civic Corporation has lost an appeal against construction firm Nova Builders over an alleged mistaken payment for work done on a lakeside townhouse development in Canberra.
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Trial delayed in Villawood fraud suit over Wallan development
A trial in related cases by developer Villawood over a logistics estate near Wallan, Victoria has been pushed back to next year.
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Shape Australia picks up Melbourne retail fitout business for $30M
Commercial construction company Shape Australia has made its second acquisition of a retail fitout company in five months, putting down $29.4 million for Australian Professional Shopfitters.
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Court to weigh ICJ climate opinion in suits over Woodside’s North West Shelf extension
A judge hearing a challenge to Woodside's North West Shelf extension will hear arguments from a UN special rapporteur on the relevance of international law, including an International Court of Justice opinion that held countries have an obligation to protect the climate from greenhouse gas emissions.
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Facade installation firm prevails in spat over Melbourne’s Collins Arch
Facade Designs International has won a long-running payment dispute under an agreement to install the facade on a $1.25 billion Multiplex highrise in Melbourne's Collins St.
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Pullman Adelaide Hotel loses round in stoush over 16-storey development
The owner of Pullman Adelaide Hotel has lost its bid for South Australia's planning commission to hand over documents related to its decision to greenlight a development adjacent to its luxury hotel in the CBD.