Andy Sidler

A Sydney council will argue its compulsory acquisition of two properties in Rouse Hill was part of a broader urban development public purpose, rather than the narrower purpose provided in its acquisition notice.

A court has overturned a council decision to refuse a 68-unit development on the NSW Central Coast backed by millionaire entrepreneur Tony Denny, finding that risks to native wildlife could be mitigated. 

The state of Victoria has been hit with a $500,000 judgment after three public servants were found negligent for failing to advertise Crown leases over Gabo Island and Tullaberga Island, a failure which has shut abalone fishers out of the area since 2019. 

Traditional land owners in the central Pilbara have filed a class action to force the removal of dumped asbestos waste, some 60 years after the Wittenoom asbestos mines closed and the town was struck from the map.

A judge has upheld IAG’s privilege claim over a technical paper prepared by an actuarial consultant, finding that the report was not merely forwarded to the legal team to cloak it in privilege. 

Litigation funder ILP, which has sought an injunction to stop tech investor CPC from terminating their agreement for failure to pay legal fees in its patent case against Apple, has rejected claims it is "hedging its bets".

A court has ruled that Canadian investor Franco-Nevada is entitled to mining royalty payments agreed to with a unit of mining company Arrium before its collapse, despite the company's failure to lodge a proof of debt. 

A tribunal has overturned a council decision which rejected National Storage’s proposal to build a two-storey storage facility and box shop in a rapidly expanding suburb in Melbourne’s south west. 

A court has heard that the former CEO of juice company Nudie is "very unwell" and needs more time to file a defence in a case stemming from an alleged fraudulent tax scheme, a week after a judge tossed his summary dismissal bid in a related case.

A suit against the City of Sydney and Transport for New South Wales alleging that a new cycleway on Oxford Street is discriminatory has been gutted, with a court substantially striking out the pleading.