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Clydesdale Estate liquidator can’t disclaim off-plan property contracts
Article 2025-02-19 11:20 pm By Christine Caulfield

Class action members who purchased off-the-plan homes in the Clydesdale Estate in north-west Sydney have won a dispute with the liquidator for the collapsed developer.

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Hynash loses set-off argument in challenge to subcontractor’s pay claim
Construction 2025-02-19 11:42 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Civil construction company Hynash has lost an appeal bid after a judgment put it on the hook for the full sum of a payment claim lodged by a subcontractor following the termination of a contract linked to a Bathurst, NSW project.

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Meriton faces $123M claim over Sydney North Shore apartments
Construction 2025-02-18 5:37 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Owners at the Alcove development in Sydney’s North Shore have been given the green light to expand their case against the Meriton-owned builders to claim $123 million in damages for alleged systemic defects. 

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Mirvac wins dispute over licence for Birkenhead luxury outlet shop
Real Estate 2025-02-18 5:23 pm By Sam Matthews

Property developer Mirvac has won a $220,000 dispute against designer outlet store Estro over unpaid licence fees and charges under a commercial lease for a store at Sydney’s Birkenhead Point.

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Favouring ‘light touch’, judge stays suit against Esso, Woodside over Bass Strait royalties
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-02-18 11:37 pm By Sam Matthews

Gas giants Esso and Woodside have won their bid to stay a court case related to a project for extracting hydrocarbons in the Bass Strait, with a judge finding the court should apply a ‘light touch’ when interpreting arbitration agreements.

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Development manager behind $2.7B STH BNK project owes $100M
Restructuring & Insolvency 2025-02-17 11:38 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The development management company behind the $2.7 billion STH BNK project, which was placed in administration last week, owes creditors — including lawyers, consultants and designers — over $100 million.

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No privilege waiver by Holiday Inn Express developer in claiming damages: court
Appeals 2025-02-17 11:51 pm By Christine Caulfield

The developer of a suite of Holiday Inn Express hotels has succeeded in its appeal of a ruling that laid bare privileged material connected to its lawyers’ bills.

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Lendlease resolves dispute over $625M land valuation for Sydney CBD plot
Construction 2025-02-17 4:05 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Lendlease has resolved its challenge to a valuation for the site of its $3.1 billion luxury development One Circular Quay, located between the Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House. 

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BESIX Watpac, Frasers in court over billion-dollar Sydney developments
Construction 2025-02-14 1:49 pm By Cindy Cameronne

BESIX Watpac and Frasers Property are fighting claims they are liable for defects in two residential complexes in the Sydney suburb of Chippendale, including the $2 billion One Central Park towers.

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Lendlease abandons $10M land claim in fight with Macarthur-Onslow family
Real Estate 2025-02-14 3:11 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Lendlease has abandoned its bid to purchase a parcel of land owned by one of Australia’s oldest families for well below market value as part of its project to develop 6,700 homes in Campbelltown, Sydney.

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