Litigation

An appeals court has rejected Dexus' challenge to a finding that it must sell its 50 per cent stake in Sydney’s largest suburban shopping centre to Macquarie Retail, saying its arguments contradicted the “evident commercial purpose” of the contracts at issue.

An appeals court has sided with the state of Victoria on a crucial issue in its case against LU Simon Builders over alleged combustible cladding on Melbourne's Atlantis Towers.

Building façade company Sharvain, which went under last month, owes major builders $54 million, according to a judgment pushing out the date for a creditors meeting.

A judge has allowed Perth Airport to amend its case against sublessee Airservices over alleged groundwater contamination from the use of firefighting foam, finding that allowing the airport to describe PFAS chemicals as "potentially toxic" would not render the case ambiguous.

The state of Victoria can't set aside a liquidator's disclaimer over hazardous waste in a property rented by collapsed marine safety flooring company Fordex, with a judge finding the landlord's rights over the property and waste were not terminated by the disclaimer.

Muffin Break franchisor Foodco has defeated a franchisee's challenge to a ruling that put it on the hook for money owed under a rental agreement after the lease for the store at the Bayside Shopping Centre in Frankston was not renewed.

Granting an appeal by native title holders, the High Court has found that a ‘connection’ with relevant land need not be demonstrated by physical acts.

The High Court has shot down NSW Forestry’s challenge to a decision which found it can be sued by an environmental group for allegedly breaching environmental laws.

Lendlease has vowed to appeal its failed bid to enforce a $120 million purchase agreement for five plots of land in Campbelltown, saying it could face a $100 million write-off if unsuccessful.

A Sydney lawyer has been hit with a one-year ban after a tribunal found he acted in a personal capacity for a friend in a $70 million property deal but falsely represented that he was acting for his employer.