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Geocon wins appeal over excess GST on $115M property sales
Construction 2025-12-03 11:59 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Canberra developer Geocon has won a Full Court appeal over the GST payable on $115 million in sales from a 360-unit development, with the case sent back to a tribunal for final determination.

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Carlisle Homes scores win in dispute over Nexus Mulgrave lease
Real Estate 2025-12-03 11:59 pm By Andy Sidler

Carlisle Homes has prevailed on a preliminary question in a dispute with Nexus Office over alleged defects in a Nexus Mulgrave rental space, with an appeals court finding an expert had not properly determined the dispute. 

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Timber company loses fight with Valuer-General over $110M forest
Agriculture 2025-12-02 11:58 pm By Andy Sidler

Grand Ridge Plantations has lost an appeal seeking to halve the official valuation of its Gippsland timber forest, with a court finding that the trees on the land must be included in its assessed value.

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Pipe manufacturer Buteline added to residential defects suit
Construction 2025-12-02 11:36 pm By Sam Matthews

New Zealand-based pipe manufacturer Buteline has been added to a case seeking damages over the installation of allegedly defective water pipes in a residential building in the Northern Territory.

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Liquidators of developer Pentridge Village lose appeal in $845M suit
Construction 2025-11-28 11:30 pm By Christine Caulfield

A collapsed developer and its builder have failed again in their dispute against a financier over the Pentridge Village development in Melbourne, with an appeals court taking a critical view of years of delays.

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Sayers wins fight with AIG over $11M land purchase dispute
Real Estate 2025-11-28 11:55 pm By Andy Sidler

An appeals court has allowed developer Sayers Property’s $1.9 million insurance claim in relation to a $11 million purchase of land.

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Ceerose, Zone Q must remedy defects in Sydney apartment building
Construction 2025-11-27 4:43 pm By Sam Matthews

An owners corporation has won orders requiring builder Ceerose and developer Zone Q rectify some defects in a Sydney apartment building, but failed to win work orders in relation to others.

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Cushman & Wakefield fights back in managing director’s dismissal case
Lander & Rogers 2025-11-27 11:27 pm By Christine Caulfield

Launching a cross-claim in a former managing director’s unfair dismissal case, commercial real estate broker Cushman & Wakefield wants orders for repayment of a $1.5 million bonus.

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Court won’t toss Frankston golf club’s claims over $115M sale
Real Estate 2025-11-27 11:46 pm By Andy Sidler

The purchaser of Frankston’s $115 million Peninsula Kingswood Country Golf Club has lost a summary dismissal bid, with the court calling out its “contrariness” as stymieing the case’s progress without real cause. 

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Northern Beaches wins challenge to approval of seniors living development
Appeals 2025-11-27 11:29 pm By Andy Sidler

A bid for approval of a seniors living complex on Sydney’s northern beaches has stalled after a court found a commissioner ignored mandatory considerations on the mistaken understanding that they conflicted with other planning requirements. 

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