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Buildstruct director added to defects case over Caulfield South development
Construction 2026-01-12 11:55 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The builder of an apartment block in Caulfield South has been joined to a defects case brought by the owners corporation, with a tribunal finding that the application was made in time.

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University of NSW hit with $211K penalty for underpaying casual staff
Employment 2026-01-09 11:09 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The University of NSW has been hit with a $211,200 penalty after admitting to “systemic” underpayments of casual staff at its business school.

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Court gives green light to inner-Sydney backpackers development
Construction 2026-01-12 11:35 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The NSW Land and Environment Court has cleared the way for a backpackers and hotel accommodation development in Haymarket, Sydney.

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No licence no bar to pursuing payment claim on building project, court says
Aryan Mohseni 2026-01-12 5:28 pm By Andy Sidler

Monarch Building Solutions has lost its bid to strike out waterproofing contractor PJG Frawley Construction’s claim for payment for work allegedly completed on a community-led project to replace buildings destroyed in bushfires in Cobargo. 

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Alinta wins appeal in renewable project row with Fortescue’s Pilbara Energy
Energy & Natural Resources 2026-01-12 5:13 pm By Christine Caulfield

Alinta Energy has won an appeal against a mining warden’s decision to refuse an extension to lodge objections against Pilbara Energy’s licence application for a renewable energy project.

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‘Paradigm shift’: Otsuka says High Court must reverse patent extension ruling
Intellectual Property 2026-01-08 4:29 pm By Sam Matthews

Otsuka Pharmaceuticals has asked the High Court to overturn a decision revoking its Abilify patent extension, saying the ruling, which limited the extension-of term scheme to active substances only, will “lead to a groundswell of court proceedings”.

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Dispute breaks out over Sorrento’s Continental Hotel
Construction 2026-01-09 11:48 pm By Andy Sidler

The purchaser of the site of the 108-room hotel Continental Hotel Sorrento has sued a consortium that rescued the development after it hit financial troubles, claiming it was excluded from the final stages of the receivership.

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Gilbert + Tobin snaps up infrastructure M&A expert from KWM
Business of Law 2026-01-09 11:23 pm By Andy Sidler

King & Wood Mallesons has lost a seasoned M&A partner with expertise in real estate and infrastructure deals to Gilbert + Tobin.

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Developer of Sydney’s 60 Bathurst wins round with owners corporation
Aryan Mohseni 2026-01-09 11:24 pm By Andy Sidler

The developer of a luxury apartment complex in Sydney’s CBD has fended off a stay application in a spat with the owners corporation, with a judge finding that it was not precluded from resolving their dispute through the courts.

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ADCO sues local council over Kew Recreation Centre collapse
Construction 2026-01-08 11:55 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

More than four years after the roof of the Kew Recreation Centre in Melbourne’s east collapsed, builder ADCO has filed a suit seeking millions in damages from the local council, alleging it provided a defective design which made collapse “inevitable”.

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