Construction

An injured construction worker is challenging the dismissal of his case against the principal contractor on a Brisbane building site, saying it owed a duty of care to him as a sub-contractor's employee.

A judge has order the winding up of a construction company contracted to build a Queensland shopping centre after the builder failed to comply with a statutory demand.

ASX-listed Stockland has secured two new logistics deals with global investment firm KKR and property investor M&G Real Estate worth a total of $800 million. 

The Land and Environment Court has been persuaded to approve a $30 million mixed-use development in central Rockdale, after initially rejecting the proposal.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has sued the CFMEU and its former Victorian secretary John Setka for allegedly trying to coerce the AFL into sacking its head of umpires for bringing over 50 court cases against the union.

Australia’s largest brick manufacturer Brickworks has dropped a central claim in its competition lawsuit against a rival founded by billionaire Len Buckeridge. 

A class action on behalf of people who purchased off-the-plan homes in the Clydesdale Estate in north-west Sydney has won a dispute with the liquidator for the collapsed developer.

A judge has warned the lawyers for the owners of the City Mutual Building in Sydney's CBD about failing to comply with court directions, saying their "inexcusable" delay in providing evidence could not be forgiven just because it was a compulsory acquisition matter.

Melbourne developer Pace Building Group has taken legal action against a contractor for a luxury development in Coburg, disputing a ruling that required it to make $785,494 in progress payments.

John Gorton Developments has been ordered to pay $1 million into court amid a spat with Chase Construction, with a judge noting building policy objectives favoured a 'pay now, fight later' system.