Western Australia

A group of owners at The Towers in Elizabeth Quay has sued Hong Kong-based developer Far East Consortium over alleged defects in the building. 

A former project manager who enlisted two associates to buy 11 million shares in Beacon Minerals before the market knew it had struck gold has been sentenced to one year in prison following a guilty plea. 

Developer Skycorp has lost its bid to appeal a decision in a dispute with the ATO over $4.6 million in deductions claimed for its building in Western Australia's Hillarys Boat Harbour.

A unit of ASX-listed mining company Equatorial Resources has lost a bid to block its former solicitors Clifford Chance from arbitrating a $5 million costs dispute.

Property developer Troon Group has acquired $80 million worth of industrial land in Western Australia's Bullsbrook, marking the company's entry into the Perth market.

Western Power has hired the former Sex Discrimination Commissioner to lead a review into its workplace culture and safety, as MinterEllison investigates claims that employees provided character references for a former manager convicted of raping a colleague. 

Former West Coast Eagles player Daniel Venables' case against two doctors and a neurologist has been struck out, with a judge finding he had failed to adequately plead a negligence case.

A developer has lost its bid for preliminary discovery for a possible case against the Dampier Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline over representations made about pipeline upgrades needed for a proposed development in the town of North Dandalup.

Mardathoonera woman Raelene Cooper has taken Chevron and offshore petroleum regulator NOPSEMA to court over environmental approvals for a project for maintaining gas production from its Gorgon LNG project in Western Australia.

A contractor on a project in the Pilbara has lost its bid for a $1.5 million freezing order against a subcontractor, with a judge finding no evidence it would be unable to satisfy any future judgment related to their payments dispute.