Industries

Developer Schofields has won $20 million from the New South Wales government after the state failed to provide an easement or road access to land it owned for more than two years after acquiring a neighbouring lot. 

A self-represented customer of Latitude Financial has lost his bid to challenge a decision throwing out his data breach lawsuit against the non-bank lender after he defaulted on court orders.

The valuer general of Victoria has told the High Court that a property in Melbourne's CBD should be valued at $6.2 million rather than $2.9 million, despite a heritage constraint on development. 

Tasmanian Ports had a right to kick wood pellets manufacturer Resources Australasia off leased property after it erected an awning structure without permission, a court has found.

A judge has deferred the question of what penalties Harvey Norman and Latitude Finance should face in a case by ASIC until their appeals are heard, noting the “regrettable” fragmentation of the case. 

The Bank of Queensland has been sanctioned by the banking watchdog after an investigation found it charged fees to the accounts of dead customers.

A Perth construction company still owes electrical contractor Mobius full payment for work on a Rio Tinto reinjection scheme after it was duped by a fraudulent email, with a judge calling the case "a salutary reminder" of the importance of verifying bank details.

Gold mining company Evolution Mining is facing a shareholder class action for its alleged failure to disclose issues with the performance of its Canadian gold mine.

Lendlease’s hopes of acquiring, subdividing and selling lots in a Campbelltown block have been deferred, with a judge finding he could not make urgent orders with a question mark hanging over the construction of a relevant deed. 

A bid by women's clothing brand Staple & Hue to register its brand name as a trade mark has been successfully challenged by rival label Mink Pink.