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Timor Sea Oil & Gas seeks funding to continue claims against Commonwealth
Energy & Natural Resources 2026-01-28 11:15 pm By Andy Sidler

The liquidators of the offshore oil company that ran the LamCor oil field off the coast of Darwin have won more time to seek funding to pursue claims against the Commonwealth. 

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Developer of $50M Vida Apartments can’t add new claim against builder
Construction 2026-01-23 11:26 pm By Sam Matthews

The developer of a $50 million apartment complex in Brisbane’s West End has lost its bid to add a new claim to its case against builder Devine, with a judge saying the developer was attempting to tell a “fundamentally different story” to the existing case, weeks out from trial.

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Developer Mbark wins appeal over golf club retirement village
Appeals 2026-01-23 11:24 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has set aside a tribunal’s refusal of a developer’s application to build a retirement village on land owned by the Federal Golf Club in Canberra. 

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Adjudicator’s decision sent to wrong email declared void
Construction 2026-01-23 11:57 pm By Andy Sidler

An adjudicator’s decision in favour of A1 Home Builders for work done on a residential property has been declared void after a court found that a crucial notice had been sent to a misspelled email address. 

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Dover Heights couple wins case over defects in $2.8M house
Construction 2026-01-23 11:46 pm By Christine Caulfield

A couple has been awarded over $423,000 in damages from a builder for defective work on their $2.8 million Dover Heights home, including water damage and mould.

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Builder, broker on $320M Box Hill medical hub project take row to court
Real Estate 2026-01-22 11:01 pm By Sam Matthews

Builder Maxcon, financier Maxcap and mortgage broker ACMC are caught up in litigation over certificates of title underlying collapsed developer APH Holding’s $320 million Wellington Health precinct in Melbourne’s Box Hill.

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BHP wins spat with Aquila over mining tenement boundary
Appeals 2026-01-22 11:42 pm By Sam Matthews

An appeals court has handed BHP a win in a dispute with Aquila Steel over the boundary between their neighbouring mining tenements, rejecting Aquila’s “fanciful” argument about the construction of a 58-year-old document.

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Golden Mile not barred from bringing conversion claim against Lakewood Mining
Energy & Natural Resources 2026-01-22 11:52 pm By Andy Sidler

A court has granted gold milling company Golden Mile leave to redraft its statement of claim in a dispute against Lakewood Mining over Lakewood’s alleged conversion of fresh waste rock. 

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Developer sues environment minister over Parramatta towers project
Construction 2026-01-21 11:12 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A Sydney developer has filed proceedings against the environment minister after a delegate found its proposal to build two towers in Parramatta would have “clearly unacceptable” impacts on views from Australia’s oldest public building. 

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Transfer of Sydney property to wife was done to defraud creditors: court
Real Estate 2026-01-21 11:15 pm By Sam Matthews

A Hong Kong company has won its bid to claw back funds from the family of a deceased debtor who transferred a Sydney property to his wife as part of a purported separation agreement, with a court finding the transaction was intended to defraud creditors.

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