Crown has dropped its claims against builder Lendlease over the use of combustible cladding on the façade of the Metropol in Southbank but is continuing to pursue its case against the architect and others.
Property investment firm ISPT has lodged a challenge to a $10 million stamp duty tax assessment for two acquisitions made in 2022.
Construction company Primero Group has signed a $100 million contract with Rio Tinto for works at the mining giant’s coastal water supply sustaining project in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.
A Western Australian couple will have their dispute with Thompson Sustainable Homes heard by a tribunal, after the builder’s jurisdictional objection to the operation of the Home Building Contract Act was tossed.
Acciona’s renewable energy subsidiary Energía has closed a $453 million syndicated loan for the Aldoga solar farm project in Queensland, with the backing of Spanish export credit agency Cesce.
The Victorian Building Authority has filed criminal charges against Melbourne builder Buildqa for allegedly exceeding its building permit for two three-storey townhouses and garages and failing to comply with a stop work order. The VBA alleges Buildqa and its sole company officer Nicholas Artusa contravened the Building Act by carrying on work without a permit…
The NSW government has introduced legislation to crack down on ‘claim farming’ for personal injury claims and international torts, despite concerns from the Law Society and the Bar the bill may prevent lawful referral practices.
The liquidators of collapsed fund manager iProsperity have filed court proceedings against the developer of an apartment project in Ryde.
A judge has rejected claims from the defendants in a sinking homes class action by Sydney homeowners that determining common question is not a ‘material change’ that would warrant additional discovery, but still declined to order discovery.
Holding Redlich has agreed to cover the costs awarded against its clients in a property spat, after a judge took the law firm to task for generating almost $30,000 in work following a settlement.