Christine Caulfield

A judge has stayed engineering firm Clough’s $54 million cross-claim against its former joint venture partner on the EnergyConnect transmission project, Elecnor, saying the claim must be sent to arbitration.

Turning back to counsel on rising from the bench after an urgent hearing in a dispute between Dexus and the operator of Melbourne airport, Justice James Stevenson told them what his impending retirement would mean.

The date has been set for a court battle over Dexus' sale of shares in Asia Pacific Airport Corporation, a fight the operator of Melbourne and Launceston airports says needs 10 hearing days.

Private credit supporting Australian real estate could grow by 80 per cent over the next five years, largely fueled by increased residential development lending, according to forecasting by CBRE.

After an extensive investigation, the federal corruption watchdog on Thursday cleared the government's $2.5 million settlement with former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins of allegations of improper influence.

Medical device maker Exactech will pay $8.7 million to end a class action that alleges its joint replacement implants were defective. 

While parts of the business have been placed in administration, Roberts Co has been selected as development manager and early contractor for a project on Sydney's Macquarie Street.

Corrs Chambers Westgarth has recruited an arbitration and commercial partner from Norton Rose Fulbright to be the law firm's new head of trade.

Johns Lyng Group confirmed Wednesday it had received a takeover offer from Pacific Equity Partners for an undisclosed sum and has granted the private equity firm an exclusivity period to undergo due diligence.

Lendlease and tax advisory firm Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills have reached a settlement in a case by solicitor and accountant Anthony Watson, which accused the builder of taking an "aggressive" position on its taxes.