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US law firm’s fees not recoverable as costs, court rules in defamation case
Business of Law 2026-02-09 11:34 pm By Andy Sidler Melbourne
The former president of the Federation of International Polo, who successfully defeated a defamation suit by a prominent polo benefactor, has failed to recover $1.2 million in legal fees paid to a US law firm.
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Probuild fights Pacific Werribee owners’ privilege claim over Allens chats
Premala Thiagarajan 2026-02-03 11:58 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney
Probuild is fighting legal professional privilege claims by the co-owners of the Pacific Werribee shopping centre in Victoria, who have brought a $356 million defects case against the collapsed builder. 
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VCAT decision against developer ‘lacks intelligible justification’: court
Appeals 2025-10-23 2:48 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne
A property developer has won its challenge to a VCAT decision that tanked its subdivision plans, with an appeals court accepting its argument that the decision was “seriously illogical”.
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Duke Apartments developer can bring $6M offsetting claim in fight with builder
Construction 2025-03-07 11:33 pm By Andy Sidler Melbourne
Duke Ventures has succeeded in setting aside a statutory demand from the builder of a 10-storey development in Collingwood, with a judge finding the property developer can rely on a $6 million offsetting claim. 
Pre-case discovery not for determining recovery prospects, judge says in $350M Probuild spat
Construction 2023-07-04 4:19 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne
A judge has found that preliminary discovery does not extend to information about the likely recovery of a claim, rejecting an argument that the relevant rule allows prospective plaintiffs to test whether litigation will be “worthwhile".