New South Wales

The University of Sydney is seeking to push back the trial date in its six-year-old case against Multiplex over alleged defects at the Charles Perkins Centre, alleging it has recently discovered new problems with the building.

A court has signed off on development plans for the Hughenden Hotel in Sydney’s east featuring a heritage listed Victorian Villa, with the developer overcoming concerns about the lack of parking at the site. 

Known as a dedicated cyclist with a prodigious coffee habit, a softly spoken silk has been sworn in as a judge on the Federal Court after a career marked by a sustained interest in human rights. 

A court has overturned a council decision to refuse a 68-unit development on the NSW Central Coast backed by millionaire entrepreneur Tony Denny, finding that risks to native wildlife could be mitigated. 

A judge has thrown out a class action led by the father of famed mining investor Nathan Tinkler over claims ASX-listed Whitehaven Coal failed to fulfil an implied term of a $150 million share subscription. 

Singapore's OUE Real Estate Investment Trust has expanded into Sydney's CBD office market with the purchase of a 19.9 per cent interest in Salesforce Tower from Mitsubishi Estate Asia.

Newcastle University has hit back at a class action over an unaccredited engineering degree, saying students can still get jobs and it is a simple “administrative” task to become members of the professional body for engineers.

A suit against the City of Sydney and Transport for New South Wales alleging that a new cycleway on Oxford Street is discriminatory has been gutted, with a court substantially striking out the pleading.

ASX-listed Mayne Pharma has taken US drug maker Cosette to court seeking "substantial damages" over the termination of their $672 million merger.

ASX-listed Vicinity Centres has secured full ownership of Uptown Shopping Centre in Brisbane's CBD after agreeing to purchase IFM Investor's 75 per cent stake for $212 million.