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Builder dodges winding up bid by creditor after lawyer’s email ‘cast in threatening terms’
Construction 2025-10-07 11:33 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has declined a creditor’s bid to wind up Victorian builder Roberts Construction Group, finding that the application relied on a “very modest” debt and involved a solicitor’s email “cast in threatening terms”. 

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Developers of Richmond property win lease spat with body corporate
Construction 2025-10-07 11:39 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The developers of an industrial-chic Melbourne apartment building have won a fight against the building’s owners corporation over a lease that allowed Vodafone to store telecommunications equipment on the roof.

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Dexus-bloc shareholders in APAC can’t have different lawyers, judge says
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-10-03 11:44 pm By Christine Caulfield

The trustee for shareholders that want to retain their Dexus-managed stake in Australia Pacific Airports Corporation can’t be separately represented from the selling group, a judge has ruled in a case that pits APAC’s investors against each other.

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GHD Australia faces cross-claims in Hunter Valley crash class action
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-10-03 11:44 pm By Christine Caulfield

Engineering firm GHD Australia is the latest company to be pulled into a class action over a bus crash in NSW’s Hunter Valley that killed 10 passengers, a court has heard.

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Pub baron Adgemis declared bankrupt, court orders properties sequestered
Bankruptcy 2025-10-03 11:56 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Sydney pub baron Jon Adgemis has been declared bankrupt and his properties have been sequestered, with the Federal Court finding the former KPMG partner owes $1.8 billion to creditors.

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St Hilliers wins approval for $550M development
Real Estate 2025-10-03 11:54 pm By Sam Matthews

St Hilliers unit Thornton Operations has won court approval for a $450 million plan to develop a mixed-use precinct that includes 526 homes, after reaching an agreement with the local council.

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Polyaire hit with $15.2M judgment over fire at leased industrial site
Construction 2025-10-02 11:39 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Air conditioning wholesaler Polyaire has been ordered to pay $15.2 million in damages in relation to a 2018 fire at a Seven Hills, NSW, factory complex it leased caused by its placement of wooden pallets in a open yard.

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Developer Mayfield warns of ‘startling’ consequences from ruling on NSW Ports agreement
Real Estate 2025-10-02 11:56 pm By Sam Matthews

Mayfield Developments says the High Court should overturn a finding that NSW Ports was protected by derivative Crown immunity in entering allegedly uncompetitive agreements to privatise two ports, saying the decision could have “startling” consequences such as allowing the state to devise cartel arrangements.

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Jon Adgemis declares bankruptcy ahead of Federal Court hearing
Bankruptcy 2025-10-02 11:57 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

On the eve of a Federal Court bankruptcy hearing, Sydney-based publican Jon Adgemis and founder of Public Hospitality Group has declared bankruptcy, days after five of his pubs were placed into receivership. 

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Developer Villawood sues director over $240M Epping logistics estate
Real Estate 2025-10-01 11:00 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Melbourne developer has sued its director, alleging that he unlawfully issued himself shares in an industrial estate development in Epping using a “simulated” signature, a claim which the director denies. 

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