Victoria

The grand-niece of billiards champion Walter Lindrum has won more time to file submissions in her dispute against a Time & Place subsidiary over its redevelopment of the historic Hotel Lindrum into a 27-storey commercial tower.

A new judge has joined the Victorian Supreme Court bench, after 28 years at the bar where he acted on product liability class actions, including a case against Monsanto over allegedly carcinogenic weed killer. 

Victoria's landmark working from home laws have been revised after lobbying from business groups, with the changes meaning employers can temporarily revoke the right if the arrangement becomes unreasonable.

A judge has ordered Pacific Shopping Centres unit Wadren to hand over photos of the Pacific Werribee shopping centre car park from 2017 and 2018 to co-owner QIC Werribee in a dispute over alleged structural defects. 

The grand-niece of billiards champion Walter Lindrum has won more time to file submissions in her dispute against a Time & Place subsidiary over its redevelopment of the historic Hotel Lindrum into a 27-storey commercial tower.

An architecture firm can maintain its proportionate liability defence in a defects lawsuit over the construction of an aged care facility in Box Hill, with a judge finding it has an arguable case. 

A cabinet maker has been ordered to pay $108,000 in security in a $36 million negligence suit against two law practices who advised on a dispute with a subcontractor over work at La Trobe University.

Hyundai and Kia are calling for court orders that drivers sign up if they want a slice of any settlement in defects class actions, pointing to data that shows just one of 400,000 group members has made a claim on their vehicle warranty.

Winslow Constructors has accused Victoria’s transport authority of singling it out in litigation over alleged road defects, questioning why contractors responsible for adjacent roads have not faced similar legal action.

Detectives investigating alleged corruption in the construction industry have charged a man linked to a Victorian labour hire company with alleged ties to Queensland CFMEU officials, as part of cross-border raids on Wednesday.