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ATO wins round in case against ex-EY partner over tax scheme for property developer
Real Estate 2025-04-24 11:23 pm By Christine Caulfield

WhatsApp messages are allowed in as evidence in the ATO’s case against an ex-EY partner over an alleged tax exploitation scheme for clients that included developer Novce Grujoski.

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CWP probes BP’s purchase of Macquarie stake in Australian Renewable Energy Hub
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-04-23 11:54 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

BP’s joint venture partner on one of the world’s largest renewable energy projects has filed court proceedings seeking information  about BP’s acquisition of Macquarie’s stake in the project.

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‘Far-fetched and uncommercial’ take on PPAs rejected in spat over NT power plants
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-04-23 11:17 pm By Christine Caulfield

Electricity provider Rimfire Energy has prevailed in a fight with the builders of two power plants in the Northern Territory, winning $1.4 million in damages for a four-year delay in reaching target operating dates.

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Green hydrogen company Infinite Green Energy faces winding up bid
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-04-23 11:51 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has adjourned a creditor’s winding up application against Perth-based green hydrogen company Infinite Green Energy, finding the delay could lead to a better outcome for creditors.

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Builder Kuatro fails in appeal in SOPA case against Elite Formwork
Construction 2025-04-23 11:40 pm By Andy Sidler

A court has ordered builder Kuatro Build to pay concrete subcontractor Elite Formwork more than $500,000 in progress payments for work on a Sydney development, finding no error in an adjudicator’s determination.

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Court clarifies tax treatment for land development
Tax 2025-04-22 11:47 pm By Andy Sidler

A court has weighed in on the tax treatment of the proceeds of developed land, finding the landowner did not engage in business-like conduct such that his profits should be considered income.

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Developer can’t claim setoff in spat with Tomkins over $55M Sunshine Coast apartments
Contracts 2025-04-22 11:30 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

An appeal against a ruling that the developer of a $55M Sunshine Coast residential complex could not set off a liquidated damages claim against builder Tomkins’ pre-completion payment claim has been thrown out.

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Major projects, subcontractors could be ‘imperiled’ if Roberts Co Victoria was liquidated: judge
Construction 2025-04-16 11:51 pm By Andy Sidler

A judge has given the Victorian unit of Roberts Co more time to put forward a deed of company arrangement that would save the builder from liquidation, noting liquidation could imperil its projects and subcontractors, who could not bring claims under the SOP Act if it was insolvent. 

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Woolworths unit wins fight with council over look of Broadmeadow store
Construction 2025-04-16 11:01 pm By Andy Sidler

Newcastle council’s concerns about the street appeal of a Woolworths development have been brushed aside, with a court finding that reasonable minds may differ on the question of ‘high visual quality.’ On Tuesday, Justice John Robson of the NSW Land and Environment Court granted the development approval sought by Woolworths’ development unit Fabcot Pty Ltd,…

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Special Gold liquidator can advance claims against Dyldam
Construction 2025-04-16 11:42 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has ruled the liquidator of Special Gold can advance claims against Dyldam Developments, which the collapsed Sydney developer has called “hopeless”.

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