New South Wales

A judge has dismissed a case brought by a sand importer against the Port Authority of NSW seeking to recoup alleged lost profits and reliance damages falling from a lease agreement for a multi-user facility in the Sydney harbour. 

Criminal proceedings have been lobbed against Netstrata and managing director Stephen Brell, accusing the strata management company of conflicts of interest in connection with payments from contractors.

MA Financial unit Redcape Hospitality has secured a major hotel haul, scooping up seven Hunter, NSW venues from Sam Arnaout's Iris Capital worth a reported $500 million.

An appeals court has ordered Colliers to pay a former director more than $110,000 for serving as agent on a lease at the Westfield in Sydney's CBD, which he did not receive after he left the firm in 2016.

A subcontractor that provided piling services on a Parramatta RSL carpark project has been ordered to pay excavation contractor A-Civil more than $350,000, with a judge finding it was liable for liquidated damages and other amounts.

The former CEO of the company behind coconut water brand CoCo Joy has succeeded in overturning one of three criminal convictions following an ASIC investigation.

NSW's top judge has warned of the dangers of social media and the importance of collegiality among the judiciary, following a controversial speech by a federal judge who called out colleagues for tardy judgments.

The owner of Oak Tree Retirement Village has been ordered to pay compensation to a resident of its Rutherford, NSW village, following years of poor maintenance of a stormwater drain on adjacent land.

Law firm Allen & Overy advised that there were “very serious problems” with awarding Keybridge’s former CEO Nicholas Bolton a $4.75 million bonus, a judge has heard.