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Court declines to order security in SOPA spat over $5.3M apartment project
Construction 2025-08-14 11:44 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has declined to order security in developer Gilridge Investments’ payment claim fight with Diamond Builders over a $5.3 million apartment project, saying the builder failed to show the penniless developer would not be able to cover its costs after completing the troubled project.

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Deicorp, Metrics to partner on $1.8B Five Dock development
Construction 2025-08-14 11:08 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Developer Deicorp and Metrics Credit Partners are teaming up on a $1.8 billion apartment project in Five Dock in Sydney’s Inner West.

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Gateway Capital scoops up Sydney warehouse from Blackstone for $800M industrial portfolio
Real Estate 2025-08-14 11:49 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Gateway Capital has acquired a warehouse in Sydney’s Eastern Creek from private equity firm Blackstone for $75 million as part its plan to build a $800 million industrial and logistics portfolio.

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Court approves 35% GCO in WiseTech class action
Class Actions 2025-08-12 11:15 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has approved a 35 per cent group costs order in a shareholder class action against WiseTech, but said the relatively high rate could be revisited by the court at a later stage in the case. 

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Speed of court over VCAT no reason to bypass tribunal in building spat, judge says
Construction 2025-08-13 11:00 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A court has ordered a stay of proceedings in a Melbourne property dispute, saying whether it could hear the case “better” than VCAT, as alleged by builder Brocon, was not the point.

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Murray Darling class action a ‘world away’ from failed climate change case, court told
Trials 2025-08-11 11:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

On the first day of trial, a court has heard a class action over alleged negligent management of water flowing through the Murray Darling system is a “world away” from a climate change class action that recently failed at trial. 

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HWL Ebsworth loses fight over referees in developer’s $130M negligence case
Professional Negligence 2025-08-12 11:49 pm By Christine Caulfield

Law firm HWL Ebsworth, which was found liable for negligence over advice on a Parramatta land development, has lost its opposition to a referee process for calculating damages.

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Parkview wants chance to settle second Australia Towers cladding case
Construction 2025-08-12 11:09 pm By Christine Caulfield

Parkview Constructions is looking to settle a second case over alleged combustible cladding at Australia Towers in Sydney Olympic Park.

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Perth developer can’t add Fairfax conspiracy claim to defamation case
Carmel Galati 2025-08-12 11:53 pm By Christine Caulfield

A prominent Perth property developer who claims he was defamed by two WAToday articles has lost his bid to plead the existence of a conspiracy between publisher Fairfax and others, including Liberal MP Andrew Hastie and the former leader of the WA Liberals.

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Zuleika Gold waived privilege over report in fight over gold joint venture, judge says
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-08-13 11:53 pm By Andy Sidler

Gold exploration company Zuleika Gold has to produce a draft technical report to Vango Mining as it seeks “significant damages’ over a repudiated joint venture agreement, with a judge finding an affidavit from its solicitor put the report squarely in issue. 

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