Sydney Trains faces court action alleging drivers were docked pay after taking part in protected industrial action, amid a protracted dispute over a new enterprise agreement.
The owners of Sydney’s Australia Square Tower have filed proceedings over $250,000 in damage allegedly caused by a subcontractor that flooded the iconic skyscraper’s lift shaft.
Transport for NSW has asked the High Court to weigh in on when land is acquired for a ‘public purpose’, in a dispute over the value of land acquired near the Western Sydney Airport.
Baker McKenzie has welcomed back a seasoned banking and finance partner after his five-year stint at Hogan Lovells came to an end when the firm decided to close its Sydney office.
Developer Freecity has won court approval for its plans for a 19-level, $230 million student accommodation development near Macquarie University, after its plans were initially knocked back by the local council.
ASIC has won approval to bring claims against troubled regional airline Rex and four of its directors for allegedly misleading investors about the company’s financial position.
Real estate company Flemington Properties has won $5 million from Ausgrid in a commercial rent dispute, with a judge finding the state corporation was effectively asking the court to rewrite the parties’ agreement.
Retiring NSW Court of Appeal judge Richard White has been praised for his legal prowess and passion for cricket in a farewell ceremony attended by Sydney’s legal luminaries.
Tokyo-based Sumitomo Corporation has taken its first step into the Australian residential market, partnering with developer Mirvac on a housing development in Sydney’s northwest that is expected to generate $830 million in sales.
The owners corporation of a Meriton apartment block in Sydney can add late evidence of alleged defects, despite a judge calling the case “an example of how proceedings in the Technology and Construction List should not be conducted”.