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Lendlease has been awarded a major contract for construction on a new National Gallery of Victoria building to showcase contemporary art, which recently received a $100 million philanthropic cash injection.
Are group costs orders a factor in deciding a bid to transfer a class action? Can the orders survive the move to an inhospitable state? These questions are to be decided by the High Court Wednesday, in a ruling that will clarify the relevance and reach of Victoria's contingency fee regime.
The Port of Newcastle has lost its bid to move a lawsuit filed by Glencore Coal over $870,000 in alleged overcharged shipping fees to the Federal Court.
Mayfield Development is barred from bringing claims already traversed in a competition case by the ACCC that was thrown out by a court, NSW Ports has told an appeals court.
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Duke Ventures has succeeded in setting aside a statutory demand from the builder of a 10-storey development in Collingwood, with a judge finding the property developer can rely on a $6 million offsetting claim.
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Boroondara City Council has sued ADCO seeking urgent orders that it sign a deed of guarantee under a $59 million contract to redevelop Kew Recreation Centre, as the builder faces charges over a roof collapse.
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Dymocks Book Arcade wants to join a project's superintendent to a $4.5 million lawsuit over a defective roof at a property on the NSW North Coast.
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A judge has rejected a misleading conduct claim against a builder who professed his “passion” for building high-end homes to a client, but put the builder on the hook for over $1 million in damages for rectification works.
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Liquidators of collapsed developer Crown Group have brought legal action against the company's partner in a joint venture to build a residential tower in Melbourne's Southbank, seeking to force a sale of the property.
A judge has slammed lawyers for filing “staggering” volumes of documents in an interlocutory skirmish and racking up huge costs, warning the court may need to take "decisive action" to ensure compliance with the Civil Procedure Act.