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Dyldam hits back at claims it misused $74M from sale of Parramatta property
Construction 2025-05-14 11:37 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Collapsed Sydney developer Dyldam has denied wrongdoing in a lawsuit alleging members of the Fayad family used $74 million in sale proceeds for personal benefit and sought to conceal that fact from business partners.

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The Gosford developer remains locked out of $37M judgment against Chinese builder
Construction 2025-05-06 11:28 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A stay of a $37 million 2023 judgment in favour of the company behind an abandoned $185 million development in Gosford NSW against the Australian arm of China’s Shanxi Construction Investment Group has been extended.

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Dyldam says Special Gold liquidator’s claims ‘hopeless’
Restructuring & Insolvency 2025-04-02 11:44 pm By Andy Sidler

Collapsed Sydney developer Dyldam has told a court that a liquidator’s claim for breach of directors’ duties is “hopeless” as the company was under a deed of company arrangement at the relevant time.

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High Court won’t weigh in on abandoned $185M NSW development
Construction 2024-12-06 11:07 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has declined a request by Shinetec for it to weigh in a dispute over an abandoned $185 million development in Gosford, NSW.

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Keybridge shareholder can sue over $4.75M advance for Lake Como property
Securities 2024-11-27 11:00 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has rejected a shareholder’s bid to wind up investment firm Keybridge Capital, but allowed it to bring a derivative suit  over a $4.75 million advance used for a director to purchase a Lake Como property.

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Developer The Gosford can’t lift stay of $37M judgment against Shanxi unit
Construction 2024-10-16 3:25 pm By Sam Matthews

The company behind an abandoned $185 million development in Gosford, NSW can’t lift a stay on a $37 million judgment it won against the Australian unit of China’s Shanxi Construction Group.

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Massage parlour that threatened to kill underpaid workers’ families hit with $1M penalty
Employment 2024-05-13 9:59 pm By Andy Sidler

A Canberra massage parlour that systematically underpaid, intimidated and exploited migrant workers, including by threatening to kill their family members if they complained, has been hit with a $1 million penalty. 

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Receivers reach agreement with Melissa Caddick’s husband
Restructuring & Insolvency 2023-09-06 11:53 pm By Sam Matthews

The receivers of Melissa Caddick’s estate have reached an in-principle agreement with the Sydney frauster’s husband and son in relation to the division of a small number of remaining assets.

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Judge pushes off dispute over Melissa Caddick’s $12,000 Dior sneakers
Restructuring & Insolvency 2023-08-02 10:40 pm By Sam Matthews

The judge overseeing the receivership of Melissa Caddick’s estate has pushed off a dispute about a collection of sneakers held by the deceased fraudster’s teenaged son, including one pair that could be worth up to $12,000.

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Parents of fraudster Melissa Caddick paid $1M to vacate Edgecliff property
Restructuring & Insolvency 2023-06-05 11:14 pm By Sam Matthews

The parents of deceased fraudster Melissa Caddick will take $950,000 to move out of a multi-million dollar property in Sydney’s East, which will now be sold by receivers.

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