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A judge has said that a series of cases stemming from a $55 million defects claim over the Port Botany Enfield Intermodal Logistics Centre need to be "case managed with an iron fist".

The Minns government has pulled back plans to change NSW Crown land laws following fierce opposition from Aboriginal land councils and the Law Society of NSW.

A judge has allowed a development application for a five-storey beach-front apartment building in Sydney’s Northern Beaches, saying it will not impact access to the foreshore.

In a class action over alleged faulty plumbing pipes produced by Fletcher Building's Iplex, construction company BGC told a court Friday it had been overwhelmed by calls for repairs to the 7,000 Perth homes fitted with the pipes.

A class action by property owners near a GrainCorp factory in rural Victoria has defeated the company's bid for security for costs, with a judge finding the orders would "stultify" the proceedings.

A court has found that a minister's decision to sell a section of Crown land to a buyer intending to carve it into 15 lots was made in breach of planning laws. 

A developer can have recourse to $740,000 in security following building delays, with a judge finding that its contract with Rawcorp for the construction of a Coolangatta apartment complex created an unfettered right to call on the security. 

After a win in their spat over the sale of Brazil's Santa Rita nickel mine, two Australian companies who held all shares in the mine's owner, Atlantic Nickel, may seek costs against Omni Bridgeway and Balance REV, the litigation funders of the loser in the case.

Victoria's construction regulator has charged builder Glenvill Construction with breaching new laws requiring builders to hold a domestic building insurance policy before receiving deposits for contracts.

Liquidators for defunct residential builder Modco have defeated a summary dismissal bid in a case over unfair preference payments but have been ordered to pay indemnity costs after 10 months passed without them taking a step in the proceeding.