Victoria’s construction payment regime set for major reform
Victoria has taken a decisive step toward reforming construction payment laws, with the long-awaited Building Legislation Amendment (Fairer Payments on Jobsites and Other Matters) Bill 2025 (Bill) read for a second time in Victoria’s Parliament on 11 September 2025. The Bill proposes significant changes to the current Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act […]
Hamilton Locke advises JY Group on its ~$318 million acquisition of a 50% stake in Bankstown Central Shopping Centre
We are pleased to have advised JY Group in relation to its ~$318M acquisition of a 50% stake in Bankstown Central Shopping Centre. Bankstown Central, a strong performing Vicinity managed retail shopping centre located within the heart of the Bankstown precinct, is comprised of approximately 250 tenancies (including anchor tenants Woolworths, Coles, Kmart, Myer and […]