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Special Gold’s prospects in case against Dyldam payment intermediaries ‘manifestly weak’: judge
Construction 2025-08-27 11:57 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has hit Dyldam Developments’ former boss Sam Fayad and his two sons with costs after ordering them to pay $50 million in a case by the liquidator of a special purpose vehicle, but awarded costs to payment intermediaries for the liquidator’s “manifestly weak” case against them. 

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Builder Q Group defeats bid to enjoin lawyers
Construction 2025-08-27 11:59 pm By Sam Matthews

Builder Q Group has defeated an application to enjoin it from instructing a law firm which allegedly failed to make a claim on time, with a judge finding a lawyer’s alleged omission did not mean he had a “personal interest” in the outcome of the case.

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Developer wants to exit cladding class action to bring own case against Halifax
Construction 2025-08-26 11:25 pm By Christine Caulfield

A Sydney developer has launched a bid to opt out as a group member of a combustible cladding class action against 3A Composites and Halifax to bring its own “copy” of the case.

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Subcontractor wants court OK to pursue SOPA claim against Roberts Co
Construction 2025-08-26 11:51 pm By Christine Caulfield

Plumbing company Flowmotion has brought a court application seeking the OK to pursue a payment claim against the Victorian unit of builder Roberts Co, which entered administration five months ago.

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Maplewood acquires Perth site for student housing development
Real Estate 2025-08-25 11:23 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Singapore-based developer Maplewood Investments has acquired a 1,398 square metre site in Perth’s CBD to develop a premier 835-bed student housing accommodation.

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Companies associated with Quasar Constructions director dodge freezing orders
Restructuring & Insolvency 2025-08-25 11:49 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Three companies associated with the sole director of Quasar Constructions have avoided freezing orders sought by the liquidators of the defunct Sydney builder after providing undertakings to not dispose of assets.

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Government unveils measures to speed housing development
Construction 2025-08-25 11:35 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The federal government is planning a pause on new construction rules as it aims to speed development of new housing, following feedback from its three-day economic reform roundtable. 

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James Hardie may face law firm scrutiny after share price plummets
Construction 2025-08-22 11:22 pm By Christine Caulfield

Under investigation by US class action firms for a stock price crash that followed last week’s announcement of a profit drop, Australian building materials giant James Hardie may also face the glare of homegrown law firms.

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Lendlease scores pharma giant as latest Victoria Cross Tower tenant
Construction 2025-08-22 11:09 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Global pharmaceutical company Novartis has become the latest tenant at Lendlease’s Victoria Cross Tower in North Sydney. Novartis ANZ will set up shop across one floor of the building, occupying 1,700 square metres in the mid-rise of the building, Lendlease said Thursday. The skyscraper is more than 30 per cent leased, with 70 percent of…

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Mills Oakley solicitor used by client in attempt to mislead court, judge finds
Real Estate 2025-08-21 11:24 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A director at property developer Villawood can’t shield instructions given to his Mills Oakley solicitor after a judge found he sought to use his lawyer to mislead the court.

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