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Court won’t allow claims of investor in Parkside development to proceed
Construction 2025-11-24 11:56 pm By Andy Sidler

A court has shut down an investor’s $455,000 suit against defunct property development group Lion Property Group, finding its liquidators are better placed to untangle the claims. 

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Developer of Melbourne apartment block ‘beset with defects’ loses appeal
Construction 2025-11-24 11:34 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A court has thrown out a bid by the developer of a Melbourne apartment block to challenge the scope of powers of an administrator appointed by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal to deal with significant defects.

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Argyle Square developer moves to convert LU Simon security
Construction 2025-11-21 11:26 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The developer of the $52 million Argyle Square project in the inner city Melbourne suburb of Carlton has launched a bid to convert bank guaranties provided as a security under a contract with LU Simon into cash.

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In class action defence, AFL denies duty to shield players from racism
Class Actions 2025-11-19 3:56 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The AFL has rejected claims it owed a duty to protect footballers from racism on the oval, saying the risk of racist abuse was caused by “prevailing attitudes” and comparable to the risk they faced in other areas of life. 

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Herald Sun apologises to Sam Groth, wife over relationship articles
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2025-11-18 4:21 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Herald Sun has apologised to Victorian deputy Liberal leader Sam Groth and his wife, Brittany, over articles at the centre of a privacy and defamation lawsuit brought by the pair.

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Developer loses tax dispute over $120M Alphington Paper Mill site
Construction 2025-11-19 11:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A developer has lost a $18 million dispute with the Victorian revenue office over duties for purchasing the Alphington Paper Mill, which it plans to develop into a new mini-suburb with 2,500 homes. 

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Iberdrola wins contract for VNI West transmission project
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-11-17 11:49 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Spanish multinational electrical giant Iberdrola has been selected to design and operate the Victoria to New South Wales Interconnector West transmission project, part of the state’s pipeline of new energy infrastructure projects.

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Shangri-La director strictly liable in Victoria’s combustible cladding suit
Construction 2025-11-13 11:07 pm By Christine Caulfield

The director of collapsed Shangri-La Construction is personally liable for the $3.2 million in costs of rectification work on external cladding at an apartment complex in southeast Melbourne, a judge has found.

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Liberal Party entity urges court to toss case over $1.5M Pesutto loan
Politics 2025-11-11 11:00 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A company linked to the Victorian Liberal Party that provided a $1.5 million advance to former party leader John Pesutto says a case launched to block the loan should be thrown out.

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Judge rejects ratchet contingency fee in MinRes class action
Class Actions 2025-11-10 4:09 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered a flat contingency fee at a rate below the maximum sought by the firm running a class action against Mineral Resources, agreeing with a colleague that recent shareholder class action losses don’t justify a higher percentage.

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