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Developer Mayfield loses appeal in competition case over NSW Ports deal
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-04-03 10:31 am By Christine Caulfield

An appeals court has dismissed a competition case by Mayfield Development against NSW Ports over agreements to privatise two ports, finding that derivative Crown immunity applied to the port authority.

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AIA hits architect, builder with cross-claims in combustible cladding class action
Charles Colquhoun 2025-04-04 2:53 pm By Andy Sidler

Insurer AIA, fresh off losing a bid to be severed from a class action over alleged combustible cladding installed in two high-rise towers in a Sydney suburb, has lobbed cross-claims at the towers’ architect and builder. 

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Silk with class action, competition law chops appointed to NSW Court of Appeal
Courts 2025-04-02 3:28 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A Sydney silk who has worked on several car defect class actions and represented Apple over claims it engaged in anti-competitive conduct in the app marketplace has been appointed to the NSW Court of Appeal. 

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Transport for NSW can’t get High Court to clarify scope of land acquisition law
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-04-03 11:32 pm By Christine Caulfield

The High Court has refused special leave to Transport for NSW to weigh in on a dispute over the value of land acquired near the Western Sydney Airport.

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ICAC launches probe into ex-CEO of School Infrastructure NSW
Public Corruption 2025-04-03 11:07 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption will conduct a public inquiry into whether former School Infrastructure NSW CEO Anthony Manning and others improperly awarded contracts and jobs to their friends. 

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Icon reaches middle ground on value of Westgate industrial site
Construction 2025-04-03 11:25 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Builder Icon has reached an agreement with the NSW valuer general on the value of a parcel of land for its proposed Westgate industrial estate in western Sydney.

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Court approves $3.5M settlement in Melissa Caddick class action
Class Actions 2025-04-01 2:59 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has approved a $3.5 million settlement in a class action brought by former clients of Sydney fraudster Melissa Caddick.

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Court turfs Qube’s $71M appeal over ‘incomprehensible’ payment schedule
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-04-02 11:52 pm By Andy Sidler

Logistics company Qube can’t dodge a $71 million payment to subcontractor Martinus Rail, with an appeals court finding no error in an adjudicator’s finding that Qube’s payment schedule was “incomprehensible”.  

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Western Sydney Airport-related development wins approval
Construction 2025-04-02 10:07 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A court has given the green light to a development related to the federal government’s $5.3 billion Western Sydney International Airport project. 

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Repped by KWM, Daibiru picks up Sydney office tower from Investa
Real Estate 2025-04-01 11:43 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Japanese property group Daibiru Corporation has made its second investment in Sydney, acquiring a CBD office tower from real estate investment manager Investa.

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