Most Recent
Construction PRO
ACT loses argument for $100M lease variation fee on Molonglo land
Construction 2025-09-25 11:01 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The ACT revenue office has lost its claim that developer Molonglo should pay $100 million to develop land held under a Crown lease, while Molonglo’s argument that the tax should be nil has also been rejected.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Construction PRO
Gold Coast town planner owes damages for negligent advice: court
Real Estate 2025-09-25 11:44 pm By Christine Caulfield

A Gold Coast town planner has been ordered to pay over $400,000 to a landowner who a judge found received negligent advice over a proposed subdivision.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Court calls ASIC out for ‘kitchen sink’ approach to pleadings in Mawhinney case
ASIC 2025-09-23 11:14 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has taken ASIC to task for pleading its remitter case against Mayfair 101 Group director James Mawhinney in minute detail, but has rejected arguments the regulator ran the proceeding in an “oppressive and unmeritorious” way.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Construction PRO
Court OKs Central Element’s lux Bondi Beach residential development
Construction 2025-09-24 11:56 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The NSW Land and Environment court has approved developer Central Element’s plans for its $100 million ‘Lamrock Avenue’ luxury residential development in Bondi Beach, following a conciliation conference with the local council.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Construction PRO
Box Hill landlord says cafe tenant broke lease with hookah bar
Real Estate 2025-09-24 11:47 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A landlord in eastern Melbourne has filed proceedings alleging a tenant breached its lease by converting a cafe into a smoking lounge.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Construction PRO
Builder Devakon hit with $120K judgment for defects in Malvern development
Construction 2025-09-23 11:37 pm By Sam Matthews

Builder Devakon has been ordered to pay $120,000 to remedy defects in an apartment development in the Melbourne suburb of Malvern East, dodging the owners’ bid for damages of almost $1 million.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Construction PRO
JY Group puts down $318.6M for stake in Bankstown Central shopping centre
Real Estate 2025-09-23 11:56 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Real estate investment manager JY Group has acquired a 50 percent stake in the Bankstown Central shopping centre in Sydney’s south-west for $318.6 million.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Construction PRO
Fairfield developer wins spat over $3M payment claim
Construction 2025-09-22 11:11 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A developer has won an injunction to stop a builder from enforcing an adjudication decision in a dispute over a $3 million payment claim, with a judge finding it would be an abuse of process to make the developer pay.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Construction PRO
Commercial development ‘greatest potential risk’ in $200B private credit sector: ASIC
Real Estate 2025-09-22 10:58 pm By Cindy Cameronne

An ASIC report into private credit has found that commercial property construction and development presents the “greatest potential risk” of impairment or credit loss, as well as being more likely to involve conflicts of interest and opaque fee arrangements. 

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Construction PRO
Developer sues Maddocks over Toorak penthouse deal with millionaire
Real Estate 2025-09-19 11:20 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Developer Techin MBS has filed a lawsuit against Maddocks, claiming the law firm is liable for negligence if a contract of sale for a penthouse in Toorak with multi-millionaire Scott Shearman is not found to be binding.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?