Please login to bookmark Close
The NSW Law Society’s unusual approach to a proposed case against a law firm principal for a clerk’s alleged embezzlement of client funds means insurer Lawcover’s summary dismissal bid must fail, a judge has said.
Report flags risk to $242B infrastructure pipeline from workforce shortage
Please login to bookmark Close
Australia’s five-year major infrastructure pipeline has skyrocketed to $242 billion, according to a report from the government’s infrastructure advisor which warns shortages in labour and low construction productivity could put projects at risk.
Shangri-La director strictly liable in Victoria’s combustible cladding suit
Please login to bookmark Close
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.
Link REIT in $1.5B play for Lendlease shopping centres
Please login to bookmark Close
Hong Kong’s Link REIT has reportedly made an offer for a half interest in several shopping centres in Lendlease’s retail property fund.
Mirvac offloads Toombul Shopping Centre site to local builder
Please login to bookmark Close
Mirvac is selling the site of the Toombul Shopping Centre in Queensland, which was demolished following the 2022 floods, to local developer Irvine Property Group.
Ashurst hires Deloitte partner to lead infrastructure, energy transition team
Please login to bookmark Close
Ashurst has nabbed an internationally recognised infrastructure expert from Deloitte to lead Ashurst Risk Advisory’s infrastructure and energy transition team.
Former CFMEU boss John Setka charged over threats to administrator
Please login to bookmark Close
Former CFMEU head John Setka has been charged over alleged threats to a union administrator, as part of a Victoria Police taskforce aimed at rooting out criminal conduct from the construction union.
Mining tech firm’s light tower invention not new or innovative: court
Please login to bookmark Close
Mining equipment supplier Southern Cross Industrial has lost its suit alleging an industrial lighting manufacturer infringed its patent for a portable light tower, with a judge finding the patent invalid.
Jones Day poaches finance partner from Allens
Please login to bookmark Close
A securitization and structured finance expert with over 20 years of experience has made the jump from Allens to Jones Day.
Judge ‘running out of patience’ in Scidera’s bovine gene patent suit
Please login to bookmark Close
A judge has declined to order US-based animal genomics company Scidera to file a position statement in its bovine gene patent infringement suit and said she was “running out of patience” after unsuccessful strike-out and summary dismissal applications by the defendants.