Construction

Making good on his threat to case manage the litigation with an "iron fist", a judge has set a trial date for early next year in four cases over the Port Botany Enfield Intermodal Logistics Centre.

As part of their global partnership promotions, Clifford Chance and Kennedys have elevated three Australian lawyers with expertise in real estate, infrastructure, and property insurance.

Collapsed developer FSM alleges Big Six firm Mallesons aided and abetted breaches of duty by its director, who allegedly entered into a refinancing agreement with Ray White Capital that included a 192 per cent interest rate.

Gadens has brought on eight new partners, building out its offering for in-demand practices like corporate, financial services and real estate and construction.

The owners corporation of a luxury apartment block in Sydney’s North Shore have been awarded $7.8 million in a summary judgment ruling after developer Lotus Fund failed to put on more than bare denials.

Gadens has brought on eight new partners, building out its offering for in-demand practices like corporate, financial services and real estate and construction.

A Rawson Group unit has successfully argued that it was entitled to rescind an option deed to buy land in the Southern Highlands of NSW after the soil was classified as a “problem” that posed real risks of increased building costs.

Australian data centre platform AirTrunk has announced it will invest $4.2 billion to build two new data centres in Malaysia.

The High Court has been asked to overturn a ruling from the Victorian Court of Appeal that found domestic building insurance policies do not respond to when a defect arises, but rather to when loss or damage is suffered.

The NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption has found a former high-ranking official in the NSW Department of Education engaged in corrupt conduct by awarding contracts to friends, calling it a “clear case of cronyism”.