Canberra builder Geocon has brought a lawsuit against the developers of the Aspen and Establishment apartment buildings in Canberra, claiming it is owed $4 million in construction payments.
The trustee for shareholders that want to retain their Dexus-managed stake in Australia Pacific Airports Corporation can’t be separately represented from the selling group, a judge has ruled in a case that pits APAC’s investors against each other.
Sydney pub baron Jon Adgemis has been declared bankrupt and his properties have been sequestered, with the Federal Court finding the former KPMG partner owes $1.8 billion to creditors.
St Hilliers unit Thornton Operations has won court approval for a $450 million plan to develop a mixed-use precinct that includes 526 homes, after reaching an agreement with the local council.
Real estate investment trust Dexus Industria REIT has agreed to acquire two warehouses in Melbourne’s south-east for a combined price of $47.5 million.
Mayfield Developments says the High Court should overturn a finding that NSW Ports was protected by derivative Crown immunity in entering allegedly uncompetitive agreements to privatise two ports, saying the decision could have “startling” consequences such as allowing the state to devise cartel arrangements.
On the eve of a Federal Court bankruptcy hearing, Sydney-based publican Jon Adgemis and founder of Public Hospitality Group has declared bankruptcy, days after five of his pubs were placed into receivership.
A Melbourne developer has sued its director, alleging that he unlawfully issued himself shares in an industrial estate development in Epping using a “simulated” signature, a claim which the director denies.
For a third time, real estate investment manager Lendlease has avoided a vote on the future of its oversight of a $10 billion property fund, with a proposed meeting Wednesday of the fund’s retail investors reportedly adjourned for want of quorum.
Intrapac unit Brencorp has filed a suit against Casey Group, alleging the rival property developer devised an “underhand” deal to swindle it out of the acquisition of a golf club in southeast Melbourne.