News Articles for Supreme Court of Western Australia

Educating the community on the benefits of higher-density development is looming as one of the big challenges for Lino Iacomella, who has taken the helm at the Western Australian division of the Property Council of Australia.

The state government is facing a fresh legal challenge to its contentious Roe Highway stage 8 extension, this time over Aboriginal heritage approval.

The Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation, which has been mired in years of controversy, has been referred to the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations after the Supreme Court found it did not have validly appointed directors.

Privately owned Perth company Eclipse Resources is facing a bill of more than $10.5 million after losing a challenge to the state government's landfill levy.

The ongoing battle over high-density development in South Perth has stepped up a notch in recent weeks.

Two apartment projects on the outskirts of Northbridge have provided a window into the challenges facing developers in Perth's multi-residential sector.

Special Report: Falling commodity prices have led some mining contractors to circle the wagons, but others are cautiously targeting opportunities.

Alexandra Turner and Amy James have recently joined the HHG Legal Group as dispute resolution solicitor and family law solicitor, respectively.

Morgan Solomon has been appointed as the new chairman of the Perth Theatre Trust.

Opponents of the Perth Freight Link are celebrating after the Supreme Court of Western Australia deemed environmental approval for the most contentious part of the project invalid.

The liquidators of failed engineering contractor Forge Group have gained financial backing to pursue a claim worth about $200 million against Forge's former major shareholder.

Developers say the extension of a buffer around industrial areas near Kwinana has the potential to set a dangerous precedent over the erosion of the rights to develop land.

Shares in NRW Holdings have nearly doubled in value after the company lifted a trading suspension following two wins in the Supreme Court of Western Australia in its dispute with Samsung C&T.

Local contractors PS Structures, Cockram Construction and Broad have secured a combined $39.3 million worth of work for the state government.

Bruno Fiannaca has been appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia. His appointment will start on August 31, 2015.

Peter Martino has been appointed as a justice of the Supreme Court of WA, after fifteen years in the District Court of WA, the past five as chief judge.

Mirvac and Singapore's Keppel REIT's $280 million office tower at the Cathedral + Treasury Precinct has hit a key milestone, with the building reaching its highest point at 33 storeys.

Western Australian Supreme Court judge James Edelman has been appointed as a judge of the Federal Court of Australia.

Depute state solicitor Robert Mitchell SC has been appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court, replacing former justice Christopher Pullin.

The Civil Contractors Federation Western Australia has backed a Productivity Commission report recommending large infrastructure projects be unbundled into smaller packages to encourage competition among contractors.

Perdaman Chemicals and Fertilisers has had an interim victory in its Supreme Court battle with Indian energy giant Lanco Infratech and its subsidiary Griffin Coal, with the court granting a freezin