Construction

Lawyers for LBJ Developments have told a judge that its joint venture partners on a development at the former Lilydale quarry breached their obligations by failing to honour a contractual right to tender for quarry filling works at the site.

Macquarie Asset Management is partnering with Anthropic and Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC on data centre infrastructure, with the partnership to initially focus on data centres in the US.

An RSL club in Wollongong, NSW can't pause execution of a $3 million judgment secured by a contractor pending determination of a defects case, despite claiming "catastrophic" consequences.

Law firm Mallesons, which is named in proceedings brought by failed property developer FSM, has denied it knew that a former director used company loans to pay off personal debts.

A judge has tossed a nuisance claim by the Perth Day Hospital against its neighbour Fitness Cartel, finding its use of the property for "hypersensitive" surgery and medical procedures was not an 'ordinary use' protected by nuisance law.

Firmus has secured $2.8 billion in equity commitments to speed the rollout of its data centres across Australia, as the AI data centre start-up preps for a debut on the ASX later this year.

Holding Redlich has hired four Melbourne-based lawyers from HWL Ebsworth, including two partners, to bolster its construction team.

AsheMorgan principal Michael Rothner has defeated a suit by a member of the Waterhouse horseracing dynasty over the $26 million sale of a Rose Bay mansion, with a judge finding Rothner did not breach the agreement by authorising the removal of trees on a neighbouring property to improve his harbour views. 

Fitout company Reward Group has lost its challenge to a payment claim adjudication by a subcontractor for refurbishment work on Sydney's luxury Sofitel Wentworth Hotel.

A judge has refused to quash a SOPA adjudication in favour of SD Civil Engineering against a developer for work on the Hills Hub project in the north west Sydney suburb of Rouse Hill.