Victoria

Amid a dispute over a $52 million mixed-use project in Melbourne, builder LU Simon has secured a court's approval to pay the developer cash equivalent to two bank guarantees in exchange for return of the security.

The former president of the Federation of International Polo, who successfully defeated a defamation suit by a prominent polo benefactor, has failed to recover $1.2 million in legal fees paid to a US law firm.

The state of Victoria wants $24 million in security for costs from the applicant in a class action over its COVID-19 hotel quarantine fiasco, citing concerns about recovering costs from the US-based Quinn Emanuel entity that's funding the case.

A barrister who represented her sons in court after being refused a practicing certificate by the Victorian Bar has lost an appeal, with a tribunal disqualifying her from seeking a practicing certificate for four years.

A 259-hectare greenfield industrial site in Melbourne's north has been sold to Yale Investment Group for $275 million.

Construction company Crema has lost a bid for an injunction blocking the developer of a luxury apartment complex in Melbourne’s east from accessing $6 million in performance security amid a fight over project delays.

Hong Kong-based investment firm C Capital has enlisted Lendlease to help with the development of a major logistics precinct in Victoria expected to be worth $4.5 billion upon completion.

A dispute resolution expert with over 25 years of experience has joined the Dentons partnership from Lander & Rogers.

Ashurst has snagged two partners to grow the firm's disputes team in Melbourne and its employment practice in Brisbane.

A tribunal has found Deloitte’s cost-benefit analysis on new energy efficiency standards is protected from disclosure under Freedom of Information laws because it contains trade secrets.