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Engineering firm Clough Projects Australia is challenging a judge’s order staying its $54 million cross-claim against former Energy Connection joint venture partner Elecnor.
‘Perverse’: Court lambasts delay in ruling on challenge to Woodside’s North West Shelf
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Two elections and three different Environment Ministers later, and a heritage application to protect Murujuga rock art from Woodside’s activities on the North West Shelf remains undecided — a delay blasted by a judge as unreasonable and perverse.
Maplewood acquires Perth site for student housing development
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Singapore-based developer Maplewood Investments has acquired a 1,398 square metre site in Perth’s CBD to develop a premier 835-bed student housing accommodation.
Companies associated with Quasar Constructions director dodge freezing orders
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Three companies associated with the sole director of Quasar Constructions have avoided freezing orders sought by the liquidators of the defunct Sydney builder after providing undertakings to not dispose of assets.
Government unveils measures to speed housing development
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The federal government is planning a pause on new construction rules as it aims to speed development of new housing, following feedback from its three-day economic reform roundtable.
Qatar Airways wants High Court to limit liability for injury claims
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In a bid to snuff out the negligence claims in a recently revived case by passengers forced off a flight and strip searched at Doha airport, Qatar Airways has brought its own High Court challenge.
ASIC looks to strike out Clive Palmer’s ‘incredibly weak’ case
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ASIC is again seeking to strike out mining magnate Clive Palmer’s lawsuit over examinations conducted by the regulator, with Palmer claiming the pleadings are “crystal clear”.
US class action firms circle James Hardie, Aussie firms may be next
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Building materials company James Hardie may face scrutiny by class action law firms after a profit-drop announcement saw its ASX share price plummet.
AUSTRAC orders crypto exchange Binance to appoint auditor
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The financial crimes regulator has ordered the Australian unit of the world’s largest crypto exchange, Binance, to appoint an external auditor after flagging concerns about its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing compliance.
Wilkinson tells appeals court Lehrmann judge distracted by cover-up claims
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Journalist Lisa Wilkinson has told a court her qualified privilege defence was wrongly rejected in ex-Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation case, arguing the trial judge focused too heavily on the Network Ten’s reporting of the difficulties Brittany Higgins faced in reporting the rape at the centre of the case.