Construction PRO

Days out from hearing a second challenge to a native title tribunal’s decision over Santos' Narrabri gas project in New South Wales, a judge has disqualified herself from the case over her associate’s previous work for the energy giant.

The developer of the $52 million Argyle Square project in the inner city Melbourne suburb of Carlton has launched a bid to convert bank guaranties provided as a security under a contract with LU Simon into cash.

Multiplex wants a court to order a third round of mediation in a case by the University of Sydney over alleged defects at the Charles Perkins Centre, but the university is not keen, and told a court Friday another defect had only recently been uncovered.

HWL Ebsworth has lured the former head of Piper Alderman's national real estate practice to join its office in South Australia.

Developer Villawood has lost a bid to add its director’s three daughters to a lawsuit over an alleged "dishonest and fraudulent design” to divert valuable management fees for a development in Wallan, Victoria.

A judge has handed a builder a win in a dispute over a $16 million development in Double Bay, finding that the parties had made no agreement to withdraw a payment claim.

Building giant CIMIC, formerly known as Leighton, has sued South Australia property developer Leyton Property for trade mark infringement, alleging its marks are deceptively similar.

An appeal by City Built director Robert Filippini over freezing orders won by Keystone Asset Management's liquidators will be heard by the Full Federal Court.

An Australia-first law by Victoria's Allan government aims to crack down on the practice of underquoting on residential property to lure potential buyers to auctions.

A judge has approved a controversial shopping centre despite non-compliance with local planning laws, finding such schemes “are to be considered in a context where the needs of a community are not static and immutable” and that the centre would serve the fast growing community.