Litigation

Mining contractor BUMA, which was hired to provide services at the Commodore coal mine in Queensland, has come out on top in a $30 million dispute with the mine's owner, Genuity.

A director of developer Villawood has lost his bid to bring an alternative claim in his case against the company’s subsidiary alleging he is entitled to part of a property said to be worth $295 million.

Perth builder Cooper & Oxley has partially succeeded in appealing an adjudicator's determination in a payment dispute related to the $16 million redevelopment of the Hamersley Public Golf Course near Perth.

Singapore-based asset manager Keppel has announced plans for a $10 billion AI data centre hub near Morwell, Victoria, after striking a deal with Lightwood Group to lease a 123-hectare site.

Insurer Liberty is not on the hook for costs incurred by Seymour Whyte Construction for dealing with asbestos-contaminated soil, but is liable to cover legal fees for advice sought by the company.

A court has tossed two cases centred on $5 million worth of pre-fabricated bathroom pods installed in two NSW developments, finding TQM and its related companies, which ordered the pods, did not owe supplier Buildom.

The applicants in a case against Buildstruct over alleged defects at an 11-block apartment complex in Melbourne can update their suit to include new allegations against the builder, its director Mark Cavey and the surveyors.

Liquidators of a collapsed developer have filed a High Court challenge after losing a bid to revive a lawsuit against a financier over the Pentridge Village development in Melbourne. 

A GE unit has been hit with a $400,000 penalty after admitting it failed to comply with greenhouse gas reporting obligations for four years.

An appeals court has upheld a ruling that said "like diamonds, easements are forever", finding users of the Unley Shopping Centre do not have right of way over a council carpark and access point adjoining the Adelaide shopping centre.