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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
Liberal Party entity urges court to toss case over $1.5M Pesutto loan
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A company linked to the Victorian Liberal Party that provided a $1.5 million advance to former party leader John Pesutto says a case launched to block the loan should be thrown out.
ASIC fights to strike out Palmer’s negligence, public misfeasance claims
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ASIC has called for a court to strike out negligence and public misfeasance claims in a suit by billionaire Clive Palmer alleging the regulator and its chief investigator were “improperly influenced” by corporate rivals.