Construction

A landowner that lost a bid to remove a section of the Grand Pacific Walk north of Wollongong because the popular walkway deprived it of car access to its coastal property has taken its fight with the council to the High Court.

James Hardie is facing another shareholder class action over the building materials company's representations to the market about its North American fibre cement business. 

A consortium of Acciona and John Holland and two other groups of tunnelling experts have been shortlisted for a project to develop plans for the Sydney high speed rail project.

A contractor on a project in the Pilbara has lost its bid for a $1.5 million freezing order against a subcontractor, with a judge finding no evidence it would be unable to satisfy any future judgment related to their payments dispute.

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer has lured a long-time Clayton Utz infrastructure partner to the firm's projects, energy and infrastructure practice.

Carlisle Homes has lost its bid to have a $3 million fee dispute with Lander & Rogers dealt with by the Costs Court, with a judge finding the court doesn't have jurisdiction over the matter. 

A class action on behalf of Sydney homeowners who allege their homes are sinking into the ground has settled for $18 million, with a judge hearing numerous group members will not receive a payout.

A judge has tossed a lawsuit by the owners of the common area at a Pitt Street arcade seeking $11.55 million for the compulsory acquisition of a pedestrian access easement for the Sydney Metro, finding they were not able to recover the losses of individual lot owners.

A judge has sent a dispute between two companies over a residential development in Melbourne’s outer west to arbitration, finding that a signature binding the developer to the process was not forged. 

The developer behind the rebranding of the Seasons of Perth hotel wants the High Court to weigh in on Western Australia's security of payment laws, in a case it says goes to the heart of the biggest issue confronting Australia's administrative law.