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Contractors dragged into Deakin University’s suit against Hansen Yuncken
Construction 2025-07-25 11:53 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A number of contractors have been added by builder Hansen Yuncken to a $14.3 million dollar lawsuit by Deakin University over alleged building defects at its Burwood campus.

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Russell Kennedy snags partner from Mills Oakley for disputes team
Business of Law 2025-07-23 11:10 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Russell Kennedy has lured a partner from Mills Oakley to join its Sydney commercial litigation and dispute resolution practice.

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Hyde Park developer, RSL settle $95M payment dispute
Construction 2025-07-14 2:39 pm By Andy Sidler

The prospective developer of the Hyde Park Inn in Sydney has dropped its appeal of a decision which disallowed it from delaying a $95 million payment to the NSW Returned Service League.

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‘Unacceptable’: Court says Sydney can’t afford loss of Paddington boarding house
Real Estate 2025-07-11 11:56 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A court has described a plan to demolish a 32-room boarding house for the construction of four luxury residences in Paddington as an “unacceptable loss” of affordable housing in inner-city Sydney.

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Couple that preferred one cladding’s aesthetic wins case against builder
Construction 2025-07-08 11:58 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A court has found a NSW prefab home builder that convinced a couple to vary their contract to allow different cladding which did not have the same aesthetic effect as their preferred one engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct.

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Judge vacates trial date in data scraping case against CoreLogic
Intellectual Property 2025-07-04 11:54 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A judge has vacated an upcoming trial date in a data scraping case against US-based CoreLogic to allow the analytics company more time to respond to a “weighty” report by a forensic accountant.

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Court OKs demolition for Third.i’s lux Sydney development
Construction 2025-06-23 11:51 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The NSW Land and Environment Court has approved a plan to demolish an apartment building in the harbour-side Sydney suburb of Rushcutters Bay to make way for luxury apartments.

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CoreLogic can’t get more details in BCI’s data scraping case
Intellectual Property 2025-06-19 11:25 pm By Cindy Cameronne

US-based analytics company CoreLogic has lost its bid for further particulars in building information provider BCI’s case alleging it scraped content from its LeadManager platform to improve a competing product and procure customers. 

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Judge bemoans ‘death by correspondence’ in NT public housing class action
Class Actions 2025-06-16 11:31 pm By Andy Sidler

A judge has urged the Northern Territory public housing authority and a discrimination class action to seek the court’s assistance instead of resorting to lengthy correspondence as they “lock antlers” over discovery and factual matters. 

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$70M agreement for rezoned Mudgee greenfield site enforceable: court
Real Estate 2025-06-16 11:44 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Western Sydney developer must make good on an agreement to buy a rezoned greenfield site in regional NSW for $70 million and pay $2.2 million in interest, a judge has found. 

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