Construction

The owner of Perth’s Eastpoint Plaza has denied infringing the copyright for office suite drawings by design firm HUB Interiors, saying the firm provided it with a licence and knew the plans might form part of its leasing arrangements with tenants. 

A judge has criticised the liquidators of a collapsed luxury homes business for a three-month delay in seeking court approval for a litigation funding agreement, warning other liquidators that they should apply for funding in advance.

Apartment owners in Sydney's Alcove St Ives development have won extra time for evidence ahead of an expert huddle in a $123 million defects suit against a unit of builder Meriton.

Iplex Pipelines has argued builder BGC should hand over documents relating to its estimate that it will cost $123 million to fix homes it claims were fitted with faulty pipes manufactured by the Fletcher Building unit.

Mills Oakley has lured three new partners to join its commercial disputes and insurance teams from DLA Piper, HopgoodGanim and Holding Redlich.

Builder LU Simon has failed in an injunction bid as part of its case against the developer of a $52 million project in the inner city Melbourne suburb of Carlton.

A property developer has won its challenge to a VCAT decision that tanked its subdivision plans, with an appeals court accepting its argument that the decision was “seriously illogical”.

Iplex Pipelines has argued builder BGC should hand over documents relating to its estimate that it will cost $123 million to fix homes it claims were fitted with faulty pipes manufactured by the Fletcher Building unit.

An ex gratia payment under Queensland's tax laws is just what it means — one made by the state revenue office as a favour and not a legal obligation, a court has found in a loss for UK developer Avon.

A group of investors have won a dispute against a Newcastle-based company over a foreclosure on a mortgage in relation to a Gold Coast which did not proceed.