Construction

A joint venture of BESIX Watpac and John Holland has been selected as the sole bidder for the contract to build Brisbane’s new Olympic stadium, one of the biggest construction projects planned ahead of the 2032 Games.

Hall & Wilcox has resolved a Federal Court case by the liquidators of Hastie over the law firm's $18.6 million bill for its previous representation of the defunct construction company.

A judge has made urgent freezing orders against a developer and builder facing a $11.1 million defects suit from the owners of a North Parramatta building, after hearing the developer had transferred assets.

Data centre operator AirTrunk has secured access to documents from competitor Zerra DC -- including the complete set of design documents for a Victorian data centre -- as it weighs a potential lawsuit.

A judge has granted a bid by Martinus Rail to stay the enforcement of a $26 million judgment in a dispute with Qube over Sydney’s $4 billion Moorebank Intermodal Terminal, saying it was a practical solution in light of the “ongoing litigious saga” between the parties.

A judge has hit the liquidators of failed construction giant Ralan with costs following an adjourned hearing, but declined to find the use of AI was cause for an adverse costs order.

The owners corporation of an apartment complex in the Sydney suburb of Burwood are suing for at least $1.3 million over alleged fire safety defects.

A judge has approved a bid by the plaintiffs in a class action over the compulsory acquisition of land for Sydney’s $16 billion WestConnex to discontinue the case, after a breakdown in their relationship with the funder. 

Three construction specialists have departed Norton Rose Fulbright for Hicksons, saying the firm's size provided better value and flexibility for clients. 

A judge has stayed Built's case against the state of NSW over a school project, finding a $500,000 litigation threshold in the state's standard construction contract applied to each dispute referred to an expert.