Litigation

Logistics company Qube has claimed privilege over documents that allegedly record a meeting between its consultant and its solicitors at King & Wood Mallesons and Pinsent Masons in a dispute with Martinus Rail. 

A judge has remarked that the counsel fee rate guide is now 13 years out of date and no longer serves its purpose, in a ruling ordering $1.5 million in costs against Golden Eagle Property Group.

A judge has allowed an engineer to conduct invasive testing on 16 tennis courts in Western Sydney which a local council claims need to be replaced due to defects.

In a case over alleged faulty plumbing pipes produced by Fletcher Building's Iplex, BGC told a court Friday it had been overwhelmed by calls for repairs to the 7,000 Perth homes fitted with the pipes.

A developer can have recourse to $740,000 in security following building delays, with a judge finding that its contract with Rawcorp for the construction of a Coolangatta apartment complex created an unfettered right to call on the security. 

Dexus can question APAC's chair on the material relied on by the Melbourne Airport operator in issuing a default notice requiring the real estate asset manager to sell its stake, ahead of trial in a fight over the validity of the notice.

After a win in their spat over the sale of Brazil's Santa Rita nickel mine, two Australian companies who held all shares in the mine's owner, Atlantic Nickel, may seek costs against Omni Bridgeway and Balance REV, the litigation funders of the loser in the case.

Victoria's construction regulator has charged builder Glenvill Construction with breaching new laws requiring builders to hold a domestic building insurance policy before receiving deposits for contracts.

Liquidators for defunct residential builder Modco have defeated a summary dismissal bid in a case over unfair preference payments but have been ordered to pay indemnity costs after 10 months passed without them taking a step in the proceeding.

A class action by property owners near a GrainCorp factory in rural Victoria has defeated the company's bid for security for costs, with a judge finding the orders would stultify the proceedings.