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High Court upholds court’s power to set aside arbitration ruling in $130M spat with Chevron
The High Court has rejected an appeal from a joint venture that provided work on Chevron's Gorgon liquified natural gas project that argued the Western Australia appeals court lacked power to uphold a ruling that set aside an arbitration ruling in a $130 million dispute over the project.
Acciona must deliver bank guarantees for $511M waste-to-energy plant
A judge has ruled that Acciona must deliver $38.6 million in bank guarantees to the entity in charge of a $511 million waste-to-energy plant in Western Australia, despite allegations of insolvency levelled by the Spanish infrastructure giant.
Johnson Winter Slattery grows real estate group in Melbourne
Johnson Winter Slattery has expanded its real estate practice, luring an experienced real estate special counsel who has worked at MinterEllison and Holding Redlich.
Repped by firm on winning streak, Boral takes shareholder class action to trial
Buoyed by the recent trial success of CBA and other companies facing shareholder ire, building materials giant Boral is taking its chances at a hearing in a class action alleging disclosure breaches linked to its US windows business.
Split High Court says proportionate liability claims apply in arbitration
The High Court has issued a ruling that significantly alters the playing field in domestic commercial arbitration, finding that proportionate liability defences can apply despite limitations on claimants joining third parties to disputes.
High Court to hear competition cop’s appeal in CFMEU boycott case
The High Court has taken up the ACCC's boycott case against builder J Hutchinson and the controversial construction union, an appeal that gives the court the chance to clarify the standard for proving an anti-competitive arrangement.
Fletcher Building unit faces class action over leaky pipes in Perth homes
A unit of construction company Fletcher Building has been hit with a class action over its Pro-Fit pipes, which have been blamed by Western Australian builder BGC for plumbing failures in thousands of Perth homes.
Mount Pleasant coal mine engineers have partial win over CEO statement on eve of $270M trial
G&S Engineering and its parent company, DRA Global, can redact what a court has found is privileged information provided in a witness statement by a former top executive, in the latest interlocutory stoush ahead of trial in a high stakes dispute with MACH Energy.
Lendlease can’t argue Qld law doesn’t apply to work on NSW side of Gold Coast Airport
A judge has rejected Lendlease’s argument that Queensland building legislation does not apply to cross-border works carried out at Gold Coast Airport, saying the builder’s construction of the law would require a “bolt-by-bolt” analysis of construction work.
Lawyer dodges personal costs order over delays in $54M case against Mirvac
A law firm partner has avoided personal liability for costs after expert reports were filed late in a dispute with developer Mirvac over alleged defects in a Sydney apartment complex, having walked back an appeal to “competing commitments” that didn’t wash in court.