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Judge OKs discontinuance of WestConnex class action
A judge has approved a bid by the plaintiffs in a class action over the compulsory acquisition of land for Sydney’s $16 billion WestConnex to discontinue the case, after a breakdown in their relationship with the funder. 
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Class action over WestConnex land acquisition discontinued
A judge has approved a bid by the plaintiffs in a class action over the compulsory acquisition of land for Sydney’s $16 billion WestConnex to discontinue the case, after a breakdown in their relationship with the funder. 
No-show Westconnex class action funder raises judge’s ire
A hearing to replace the applicants in a class action over Sydney's $16 billion WestConnex project has been postponed a fourth time by an exasperated judge, who on Monday called out the absent litigation funder for being "grossly uncourteous".
WestConnex class action funder’s substitution bid delayed again
An application by the funder of a class action over the compulsory acquisition of land for Sydney's WestConnex project to replace the plaintiffs has been ajourned a third time by an increasingly frustrated judge.
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CFMEU, United Super accused of coercing $1M from firm on major Sydney projects
A plastering firm accusing the CFMEU and United Super of coercing more than $1 million in payments while it was working on several major Sydney developments has been ordered to replead vague aspects of its serious claims.
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WestConnex class action set for hearing on discontinuance
The lead plaintiffs in a class action over the compulsory acquisition of land for the WestConnex road project will press on with a bid to discontinue the case, telling a judge they have exhausted all options for funding.
WestConnex class action says funding options have been exhausted
The lead plaintiffs in a class action over the compulsory acquisition of land for the WestConnex road project will press on with a bid to discontinue the case, telling a judge they have exhausted all options for funding.
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WestConnex class action funder fights plaintiffs’ bid to drop case
A funder that has allegedly refused to provide further funding in a class action over the compulsory acquisition of land for the WestConnex road project is also fighting the plaintiff’s bid to discontinue the case, with a judge calling the funder’s opposition “very problematic”. 
Judge calls out funder’s ‘extraordinary’ fight against bid to drop WestConnex class action
A funder that has refused to continue funding a class action over the WestConnex road project is also fighting the plaintiff’s bid to discontinue the case, with a judge calling the funder’s opposition “very problematic”. 
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Sydney Fish Market operator loses bid for stash of docs on new development
After describing the $836 million project for a new Sydney Fish Market as “an architecturally designed death knell to the NSW seafood industry”, the market operator has mostly lost its application to make Infrastructure NSW hand over 100 project documents.