Law firm left ‘boxing at shadows’ ahead of Hyundai, Kia class action fight

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Applicants in class actions against Hyundai and Kia have complained they are being left in the dark about whether a competing set of cases will amend their pleadings ahead of next month’s law firm carriage fight.

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Court tosses Builtcom’s challenge to $8.5M payment claim determination

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Builtcom has lost a challenge to an adjudicator’s $8.5 million determination of a final payment claim under a contract with VSD Investments for construction of a 30-storey development in Sydney’s inner west.

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Owners of Seasons of Perth hotel lose round in fight with builder over security

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Hotel construction company Reward Group has secured a win in a dispute with the owners of the Seasons of Perth Hotel over progress payment claims, with a judge finding an adjudicator did not err in ordering the release of performance bonds, but more questions over the release of the bonds remain on foot.

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Developer wins docs from council in spat over Paddington boarding house reno

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Sydney City Council has been ordered by a court to produce documents in a legal battle with a property developer seeking to convert a Paddington boarding house into luxury residences.

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Allens, HSF advise on ACEN’s renewable energy portfolio financing

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Big Six firms Allens and Herbert Smith Freehills are the law firm heavyweights behind $750 million in platform financing for ACEN Australia’s renewable energy portfolio.

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WestConnex class action applicants defeat funder’s latest appeal

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The funder behind a class action against Transport for NSW over the $16 billion WestConnex project has lost another appeal in its ongoing spat with the lead applicants.

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Developer fined $150,000 in first prosecution over project trust accounts

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In the first prosecution of its kind, a Queensland property developer has been fined $150,000 for offences relating to a project trust account under the state’s security of payment laws.

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