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Modco liquidators can pursue different unfair preferences claims in ‘mothership’ case
Construction 2025-05-20 11:35 pm By Christine Caulfield

The liquidators for defunct Perth builder Modco Residential have won court approval to bring claims for unfair preferences and unreasonable director-related transactions against multiple defendants in one “mothership” case.

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Judge shuts down Parkview’s tweak to cross-claims in Australia Towers cladding suit
Construction 2025-05-19 11:31 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has rejected Parkview Constructions’ bid to tweak its cross-claims in a lawsuit over alleged combustible cladding at the Australia Towers in Sydney Olympic Park. 

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AkzoNobel wins partial bid for more docs in ‘complex, massive’ Ichthys LNG case
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-05-19 11:51 pm By Andy Sidler

AkzoNobel has had some success in its late bid to have Japanese oil company INPEX produce documents filed in related proceedings against its insurers in their dispute over allegedly defective coating used on the $45 billion Ichthys natural gas project.

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SOPA claims sent to email address constitutes service: appeals court
Construction 2025-05-19 11:47 pm By Andy Sidler

The New South Wales Supreme Court of Appeal has clarified that payment claims and adjudication notices sent via email can constitute service and trigger relevant limitation periods under the Security of Payment Act. 

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Class action over $85M Clydesdale development reaches settlement
Construction 2025-05-19 11:54 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A settlement has been reached in a class action on behalf of people who purchased off-the-plan homes in the Clydesdale Estate in north-west Sydney.

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West Gate Tunnel builders claim $359M from Aurecon for alleged design errors
Construction 2025-05-16 1:21 pm By Cindy Cameronne

West Gate Tunnel builders CPB Contractors and John Holland say engineer Aurecon Australasia should be on the hook for $359 million in damages for alleged design errors in Victoria’s West Tunnel project, a court has heard. 

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Privium liquidators get more time to pursue lawsuits over ‘questionable’ transactions
Construction 2025-05-16 11:18 pm By Sam Matthews

Liquidators of collapsed builder Privium have won extra time to pursue potential proceedings over a number of suspicious transactions, which include unexplained payments to companies associated with a director.

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Roberts Co Vic administrators can hold funds for Probuild subcontractors on trust: court
Construction 2025-05-16 11:49 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Administrators of construction company Roberts Co Victoria, which owes $272 million to 470 creditors, are justified in treating funds as if held on trust for subcontractors on six projects in Melbourne, a judge has found.

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Deakin sues builder for $14.3M over defects at Burwood campus building
Construction 2025-05-16 4:09 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Deakin University is suing builder Hanson Yuncken seeking $14.3 million for alleged defects on a building at its Burwood campus.

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Roberts Co building group enters voluntary administration
Construction 2025-05-15 3:41 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The head company in the Roberts Co construction group has gone into administration after its NSW arm was sold off to UAE-based developer Arada earlier this month. 

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