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Judge won’t transfer dispute over ‘defective’ mining equipment
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-09-02 11:33 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has rejected a “finely balanced” application to transfer a court fight between Waratah Engineering and Wollongong Resources over mining equipment contracts to New South Wales.

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Builder in Keystone suit says expanding freezing orders may affect payment of Corrs’ fees
Real Estate 2025-09-01 11:37 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

An ex-Keystone director has raised concerns that expanding a freezing order over his assets would impact his ability to pay his solicitors at law firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth.

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Failed construction company director owes liquidator $10M, court says
Construction 2025-09-01 11:53 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A court has ordered the de facto director of failed construction company Trinco to pay its liquidator $10 million, finding that the builder had been trading while insolvent since 2018.

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Court blocks examinations over Ray White loans to failed developer
Real Estate 2025-09-01 11:05 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Ray White has secured a stay of examinations of its employees, as a creditor of FSM Development investigates claims the real estate agency’s loan agreement with the collapsed Sydney developer was uncommercial.

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Construction law firm accused of overcharging client by $250,000
Construction 2025-09-01 11:37 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A construction law firm that is accused of overcharging a developer by $250,000 has lost its bid to stay cost assessment proceedings against it.

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Downer EDI wins spat with builder over $22M payment claim
Construction 2025-08-29 11:46 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has found that builder DT Infrastructure’s application for adjudication of a $22 million payment claim against Downer EDI was discharged by Downer paying off a smaller claim of less than $1 million, which was the only amount expressly referred to in DTI’s application.

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Lawsuit claims Melbourne Airport’s warehouse construction not up to snuff
Construction 2025-08-29 11:28 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A supplier of power tools has taken Melbourne Airport’s owner to court alleging a warehouse it constructed on leased premises at the airport’s business park was defective and incapable of being occupied.

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Delta stuck with $1.5M penalty for bid-rigging attempt on National Gallery construction project
Construction 2025-08-29 11:09 pm By Christine Caulfield

Delta Building Automation can’t dodge a $1.5 million penalty for attempted bid-rigging for construction work at the National Gallery of Australia.

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Owners in Sydney beachside development on hook for car park licence fees
Construction 2025-08-29 11:49 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The owners of a landmark building in the Sydney suburb of Manly have lost their challenge to a decision which found they owed the local council over $419,000 in car park licence fees and damages for installing a roller door. 

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Former Bullseye exec can’t boot Emerald Resources’ lawyers from suit over takeover
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-08-29 11:49 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge hearing a dispute over Emerald Resources’ takeover of Bullseye Mining has rejected a bid by Bullseye’s former executive director to enjoin Emerald from retaining lawyers that previously represented her for a period of three weeks in an unrelated dispute.

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