Western Australia

The word 'day' in thousands of building contracts at the centre of a class action against Perth builder BGC Housing Group refers to a calendar, not working, day, a judge has said in a ruling that may have a significant impact on damages in the case.

Engineering firm Monadelphous has lost a bid to suspend $3.3 million in adjudication judgments secured by contractor Aaro Group in a dispute over works at BHP's Eastern Ridge mine.

The Western Australian premier has started talks with the federal government on a bilateral agreement to put an end to duplicative environmental approvals. 

Australia's richest person Gina Rinehart could be on the hook for millions of dollars in royalty payments, in a long-running battle over lucrative iron ore mining tenements in Western Australia's Pilbara region.

The WA Court of Appeal has upheld the dismissal of a defamation case after the plaintiff failed to issue a concerns noting before bringing proceedings, resolving a novel question about the application of NSW law in the state.

Alinta Energy has secured a long-term power purchase agreement with the state of Western Australia for what will be the state's largest wind farm.

In a class action over alleged faulty plumbing pipes produced by Fletcher Building's Iplex, construction company BGC told a court Friday it had been overwhelmed by calls for repairs to the 7,000 Perth homes fitted with the pipes.

After a win in their spat over the sale of Brazil's Santa Rita nickel mine, two Australian companies who held all shares in the mine's owner, Atlantic Nickel, may seek costs against Omni Bridgeway and Balance REV, the litigation funders of the loser in the case.

Liquidators for defunct residential builder Modco have defeated a summary dismissal bid in a case over unfair preference payments but have been ordered to pay indemnity costs after 10 months passed without them taking a step in the proceeding.

In a loss for builder Ventura Home Group, a Western Australia tribunal has found the state's building commissioner can issue a remedy order over the installation of alleged faulty pipes at a residential property.