Construction

Multiplex has secured a $317 million contract for the construction of a new lyric theatre in Canberra capable of hosting large-scale theatrical productions.

Northwest Rail Link builders CPB Contractors and John Holland are pushing back against a bid by several insurers to join joint venture partners MTR and UGL to a coverage spat over a $100 million policy. 

A court has ordered Queensland builder ADLU to provide security in its dispute with engineering contractor Ertech, finding that its self-imposed "hibernation" disguised a practical impecuniosity.

A property and construction law expert who has worked on some of Sydney's biggest projects has joined Thomson Geer's partnership after a decade at Addisons.

A Dexus managed fund has paid $683 million to Scentre Group to increase its stake in Brisbane's Westfield Chermside shopping centre.

ADCO Constructions did not agree to guarantee work done by its subsidiary on the Kew Recreation Centre, a court has found, limiting Boroondara City Council’s options following a roof collapse. 

Fletcher Building Group unit Iplex has lost its bid to save its parent company from being joined to a case brought by builder J-Corp over allegedly defective pipes.

A developer has failed to revive its $400 million lawsuit against an investor over a development at the site of the former Pentridge Prison in Victoria, with an appeals court agreeing the case was properly dismissed. 

Seasoned silk Gregory Sirtes SC has been appointed as a judge on the New South Wales Supreme Court after earning his stripes in complex construction litigation.

The developer of an apartment complex in Melbourne's east can retain a $883,000 deposit from convicted fraudster Demetrios 'James' Charisiou's real estate investment firm, which was found to have repudiated a contract over email.