Justice Elisabeth Peden

Builder Richard Crookes has won its costs after mediation was aborted in a case by the owners corporation for a building in Sydney’s Erskineville over aluminium composite panel cladding installed nine years ago. 

A judge has refused a bid by the Port of Newcastle to make declarations following the dismissal of Glencore Coal's case claiming it was overcharged $874,000 in wharfage fees, saying her judgment was clear on its face. 

Port of Newcastle has failed in its bid for declarations following its defeat of of Glencore Coal's case over wharfage fees, despite arguing further disputes could be avoided. 

Parkview Constructions is looking to settle a second case over alleged combustible cladding at Australia Towers in Sydney Olympic Park.

A lawyer representing a production company that alleges Rebel Wilson “deliberately undermined” the distribution of her movie, The Deb, says the director repeated “false and derogatory statements” after the suit was filed. 

A solicitor for a contractor in dispute with the Commonwealth Bank has been called out by a judge for a unilateral email to chambers without CBA's consent.

Glencore Coal has lost its case against the Port of Newcastle alleging it has been overcharged shipping fees based on a determination by the competition watchdog.

A judge has ordered solicitors in a residential building spat to explain why costs orders should not be made against them, after they racked up sizeable fees for what she described as a small and simple dispute.

A defects case over an apartment complex in the Sydney beachside suburb of Maroubra has turned ugly, with a lawyer for the builder accusing the owners corporation of having a "tantrum".

Investors in Till Payments have won discovery for a possible suit over $43 million in alleged losses suffered after it was sold for just $47 million following a $200 million capital raise, with a judge rejecting arguments that the bid amounted to a royal commission.