Victoria

Building surveyor McKenzie Group has denied negligence claims in a case over the use of combustible cladding on Lendlease's Exo apartment complex at Melbourne's Docklands, telling a court the construction giant didn't rely on its advice and switched the cladding without its knowledge. 

Property giant Frasers has offloaded the Burwood Brickworks shopping centre in Victoria, fetching $107 million for the award-winning shopping destination in the affluent eastern suburbs of Melbourne. 

Melbourne builder Cobild has filed a lawsuit against a developer arguing it must return a $497,000 bank guarantee under a contract to build a $50 million office complex.

The law firm running a class action against Harvey Norman has won a 30 per cent group costs order, with a judge noting the trend towards “gradual increases” in contingency fee rates. 

A Maldivian worker at a childcare centre who was told his employer's inclusivity policy extended to “racist and Nazi views” has won a lawsuit over his "extremely harsh" dismissal. 

A case by a concert pianist whose performance was cancelled after public remarks about Israel’s conduct in Gaza will clarify whether organisations can contract out of discrimination protections, a trial has heard.

A tribunal has upheld the Greater Dandenong City Council’s decision to refuse PC Infrastructure a permit to build a service station in Melbourne's east, finding the "overall intensity" of the plan was too great for the site.

A judge has told group members in a class action against the AFL on behalf of players who allege they suffered on-field brain injuries that they will need to be prepared to hand over medical information for an upcoming mediation to be successful.

The Victorian government has approved an environment effects statement for WestWind Energy's Warracknabeal energy park, which will be the largest wind farm in the Southern Hemisphere.

Property group Ingenia Communities is on the hook for $1.5 million for failing to supply financially vulnerable senior renters with stovetops over a five-year period.