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Boroondara City Council has sued ADCO seeking urgent orders that it sign a deed of guarantee under a $59 million contract to redevelop Kew Recreation Centre, as the builder faces charges over a roof collapse.
Ex-Super Retail lawyer wants lid lifted on settlement for public defence
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Super Retail Group’s former top lawyer wants to lift a suppression order covering details of a settlement she says was reached after she was dismissed from the company.
Coburn can pull from $6.88M security in fight over mineral sands project contract
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Save (0) Please login to bookmark Close Username or Email Address Password Remember Me The owner of the Coburn mineral sands project in Western Australia can deduct money allegedly owed by construction company Primero for allegedly breaching their contract from $6.85 million held as a security. In a Friday judgment, WA Supreme Court Justice Natalie…
Duke Apartments developer can bring $6M offsetting claim in fight with builder
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Duke Ventures has succeeded in setting aside a statutory demand from the builder of a 10-storey development in Collingwood, with a judge finding the property developer can rely on a $6 million offsetting claim.
Superintendent to be dragged into Dymocks’ $4.5M suit over award-winning roof
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Dymocks Book Arcade wants to join a project’s superintendent to a $4.5 million lawsuit over a defective roof at a property on the NSW North Coast.
Full Court asked to turn lights back on in failed Queensland electricity class action
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A failed competition class action by Queensland electricity customers accusing utility companies Stanwell and CS Energy of misusing their market power has been appealed to the Full Court.
‘Staggering’: Lawyers taken to task by court for excessive submissions
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A judge has slammed lawyers for filing “staggering” volumes of documents in an interlocutory skirmish and racking up huge costs, warning the court may need to take “decisive action” to ensure compliance with the Civil Procedure Act.
Barrister fights order quarantining costs in spat with solicitors Giles George
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A barrister who won her defamation case over A Current Affairs’ reporting on a cavoodle custody battle is challenging an order in favour of her former solicitors over contested costs.
Environment minister taken to court by Wilderness Society over 11 species
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The Wilderness Society has sued the federal environment minister alleging she has failed in her duty to create recovery plans for 11 species at risk of extinction.
Telstra fined $626,000 for breaching spam laws
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Telstra has been hit with a $626,00 penalty for sending over 10 million text messages that required customers to log in before unsubscribing.