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Building surveyor McKenzie Group has denied negligence claims in a case over the use of combustible cladding on Lendlease's Exo apartment complex at Melbourne's Docklands, telling a court the construction giant didn't rely on its advice and switched the cladding without its knowledge. 

Property giant Frasers has offloaded the Burwood Brickworks shopping centre in Victoria, fetching $107 million for the award-winning shopping destination in the affluent eastern suburbs of Melbourne. 

The federal government is moving forward with a plan under recently passed changes to the environmental laws that will help speed environmental approvals on major projects.

'Carpark King' Damian Lester has failed to persuade the Federal Court to stop law firm ERA Legal from representing lenders that he alleges engaged in unconscionable conduct over a $66.7 loan.

A body corporate secretary has dodged anti-bullying orders despite what the Fair Work Commission has said was her "argumentative" style that showed "characteristics of a narcissist".

A judge has stayed a judgment under the Security of Payment Act, finding that “exceptional circumstances” were not needed to justify such an order in light of a recent judgment that issued a rare stay of a SOPA determination.

Melbourne builder Cobild has filed a lawsuit against a developer arguing it must return a $497,000 bank guarantee under a contract to build a $50 million office complex.

Law firm Allens has opened the doors of its new Sydney office, joining two other large firms in making the jump to the city’s first skyscraper.

Salter Brothers had successfully defended a challenge to the approval of a development application for a mixed-use project in Brisbane's south adjacent to the Mercure Hotel.

The Fair Work Commission has found a Sydney mother of two can come into the office one day a fortnight and work from home the rest of the time so that she can drop her kids off at school.