Two former Herbert Smith Freehills partners who specialise in infrastructure law have joined forces to launch a new legal and advisory firm.
Real estate investment firms Dexus and Ho-Group have convinced the valuer general of NSW to knock roughly $26 million off its initial valuation of a Sydney office sold by Ho-Group last year that was used in a land tax assessment.
Property giant Mirvac Group is in talks with a potential capital partner for its Harbourside development in Sydney, as it progresses construction on the major waterfront project.
In a “unique approach” to public-private partnerships, Corrs Chambers Westgarth has advised the sponsors and contractors on a landmark project for Australia’s first renewable energy zone.
Directors of a family-run construction company that caused a landslide resulting in a couple’s NSW Central Coast home being “effectively worthless” has been ordered to pay over $2 million dollars.
The owner of a patent for software allowing users to download live television that is suing Foxtel for $12 million has been ordered to cough up $260,000 in security.
In their fight against oral subpoenas they say are fishing for broader grounds of appeal, counsel for two MinterEllison lawyers said on Tuesday that a silk acting for Ben Roberts-Smith should apologise for remarks in open court last week.
Two Suncorp units and insurer TAL Life have agreed to pay $34 million to settle a class action over allegedly worthless add-on insurance sold at car dealerships.
Logistics company Qube wants the High Court to clarify the scope of an adjudicator’s role in determining a contractor’s payment claims under the SOP Act.
Property investor Harry Stamoulis is reportedly in talks to buy an office tower on Melbourne’s Collins Street for $200 million.