Litigation

The Boroondara City Council has sued over a James Packer-backed residential development slated for construction in the heart of Kew Junction, alleging the planning minister wrongly accepted that adjoining land could be utilised in the development. 

Developer Emag Apartments has secured court approval for a nine-storey, 16-unit residential building just minutes from Sydney Airport after amending its proposal during a conciliation with Bayside Council.

IG Power has sued Queensland government-owned corporation CS Energy for $1 billion alleging it is liable for “catastrophic” incidents at the Callide coal-fired power station.

Builder LU Simon has brought cross-claims against the architect, building surveyor and cladding subcontractor that were involved in the construction of three Fitzroy apartment buildings fitted with combustible cladding. 

A former director of defunct developer Maxcon Developments and his family members have lost a bid to set aside examination orders, with a judge rejecting their argument that the ATO was using the examinations as a “dry run” for other claims.

A court will reconsider a development application for a digital billboard on a heritage-listed Sydney building, after finding that a commissioner relied on a superseded visual impact assessment report in refusing the application.

A judge has dismissed a case brought by a sand importer against the Port Authority of NSW seeking to recoup alleged lost profits and reliance damages falling from a lease agreement for a multi-user facility in the Sydney harbour. 

A HWL Ebsworth major projects partner has been fined $10,000 for unsatisfactory professional conduct after sending angry text messages to a builder over work on his home, including one message that threatened to "bite" him.

A class action on behalf of Sydney homeowners who allege their homes are sinking into the ground has reached an in-principle settlement two weeks out from trial. 

A court has extended urgent freezing orders against the developers of the $133 million Babylon Apartments in the north-west Sydney suburb of Rouse Hill, in a dispute over a builder's payment debt.