Colin Biggers & Paisley

A Sydney developer has filed proceedings against the environment minister after a delegate found its proposal to build two towers in Parramatta would have “clearly unacceptable” impacts on views from Australia's oldest public building. 

Agricultural giant Graincorp has resolved an application for personal costs against a solicitor, which it sought after trial in a class action over alleged noise and odour pollution from a Victorian factory was vacated and an in-principle settlement did not proceed. 

CIP Group can subpoena Queensland Police, with a judge finding the timing of an ex-business partner's complaints to police may be material to a change of tack in CIP's $30 million suit over a residential development.

Car dealership software firm Pentana has accused competitor Titan of a "calculated, sustained and brazen" invasion of its rights, and argues cross-claims of misuse of market power are a distraction.

In a copyright and competition fight with car dealer software company Pentana that heads to trial on Monday, Titan DMS says its rival is trying to bar it from helping customers overcome a practice of holding their data "hostage”.

A judge has approved a controversial shopping centre despite non-compliance with local planning laws, finding such schemes “are to be considered in a context where the needs of a community are not static and immutable” and that the centre would serve the fast growing community.

A court has rejected a bid to expand a lawsuit over a Chinese investor's $27.5 million contract to purchase a building at 99 Queen Street in Melbourne to join the matriarch of the "very wealthy" family.

Wotton Kearney has nabbed a cyber law expert from Colin Biggers & Paisley to join its partnership.

A judge has largely given the go-ahead to Buildcorp Group's proposed amendments to cross-claims as trial gets under way in a case over aluminium cladding at Star Entertainment's Sydney casino.

Buildcorp Group is pointing the finger at a host of subcontractors as it fights a case brought by Star Entertainment over allegedly defective combustible cladding at its Sydney casino, which cost $4.4 million to replace.