The NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal has given the operator of the Ibis Sydney Airport hotel in Mascot another chance to seek a liquor licence, finding a deferred commencement condition did not mean a development consent was not ‘in force’.
A builder has lost an appeal arguing that a RW Capital unit was bound by an alleged contract to develop land in northern Sydney, said to be worth $25.75 million, after the trial judge found the claim was “doomed to fail”.
The lead plaintiffs in a lawsuit against Transport for New South Wales over the compulsory acquisition of land for the WestConnex road project have won their bid to toss a third suit brought by the funder which backed the case.
A class action against NSW over festival strip searches says the state is attempting, again, to declass the proceeding after the lead applicant was awarded $93,000 in damages.
Engineering firm GHD Australia, which has recently been joined to a class action over a bus crash in NSW’s Hunter Valley that killed 10 passengers, has flagged bringing its own cross-claims.
Insurer Liberty Mutual has argued that CPB Contractors and John Holland’s $150 million in claims in relation to Sydney’s North West Rail project are largely out of time, in a lawsuit alleging the insurer breached its duty of good faith.
A class action by inmates in the Dillwynia Women’ s Correctional Centre who were allegedly sexually assaulted by a corrections officer can send a notice encouraging — but not requiring — group members to sign up.
HWL Ebsworth and former partner Dennis Bluth have been hit with a new lawsuit in the Victorian Supreme Court after allegedly providing negligent advice regarding a development in south-west Sydney.
Office provider Servcorp may amend a lawsuit against former MLC Centre owner GPT alleging it failed to disclose plans for major redevelopment works on the Sydney CBD high-rise before they signed a lease in 2014.
Mining giant Rio Tinto is considering ceasing operations at Australia’s largest aluminium smelter amid rising energy costs.