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Melbourne developer Pace Building Group has taken legal action against a contractor for a luxury development in Coburg, disputing a ruling that required it to make $785,494 in progress payments.

Engineering, construction and management firm Bechtel has been selected as Perth Airport's capital portfolio partner for its $5 billion airport expansion project.

Investment fund Gateway Capital has partnered with two overseas funds to acquire the Connect Central logistics centre in western Sydney, purchasing the property from Brookfield for $330 million. 

A judge has stripped a group proceeding against a Melbourne law firm of class action status, finding each of the firm's 700 clients had “factually discrete” claims. 

Chief Justice Richard Niall was welcomed as the new top judge on the Victoria Supreme Court on Tuesday, surrounded by peers who praised his legal skills, warmth and good humour. 

Building company Icon is fighting developer Citta’s application to vacate the hearing of its claim to $1.2 million for consulting work on a Victorian state project, rejecting the developer’s claim it was ambushed by a new defence.

Civil construction company Hynash has lost an appeal bid after a judgment put it on the hook for the full sum of a payment claim lodged by a subcontractor following the termination of a contract linked to a Bathurst, NSW project.

A newly created NSW authority tasked with speeding housing developments has selected eleven developments promising 6,400 new homes for fast-track approval.

Victoria Police’s use of pepper spray to disperse environmental protesters at a 2019 mining conference was a “total overreach” of force, a court has heard.