New South Wales

A judge has ruled a class action on behalf of First Nations people in NSW whose children were allegedly unlawfully removed can bring a claim alleging group members were treated unfairly because of their race.

Property manager Fortius has lost its bid to bring negligence claims under NSW's Design and Building Practitioners Act against certifier City Plan Services in defects litigation over the One Central Park development in Sydney.

The liquidators of a NSW coal mine formerly owned by Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance have applied to the court to disclaim a deed under which GFG paid handsome royalties to former owner Glencore. 

The landlord of a Western Sydney commercial property has been awarded $328,000 in lost rent and outgoings after its former tenant, baked goods producer Allied Pinnacle, failed to repaint the external walls at the site.

An appeals court has overturned a finding that Racing NSW was not entitled to appoint administrators to the owners of Sydney’s Randwick Racecourse.

A builder has lost its bid to amend a negligence claim in a dispute over a warehouse refurbishment contract in Sydney’s Homebush. 

Builtcom has scored a win in a fight over termination payments connected to a development in Melbourne's east, with a judge finding the entitlement to the payments was not extinguished by non-compliance with progress claim procedures.

After a successful appeal of a decision found to be "personal and idiosyncratic", a Sydney developer can move ahead with plans to demolish a boarding house to make way for four luxury residences in Paddington.

A Whitehaven Coal unit has succeeded in overturned four convictions for a 2020 blast at its Maules Creek mine that was found to breach environmental laws.

A NSW Supreme Court judge looking to bring class actions back to the state says legislation that would allow common fund orders at an early stage of proceedings was a "no-brainer".