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Forum Finance judge recuses himself after questioning director’s credibility
Legal Ethics 2022-08-19 9:51 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A Federal Court judge has recused himself from hearing a fraud trial against Forum Finance, after expressing that he had an “unfavourable” impression of director […]

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‘Not how litigation works now’: Class action over Quintis audit fights EY’s bid to silo expert
Class Actions 2022-08-11 11:26 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A shareholder class action against Ernst & Young over an alleged inflation of assets owned by sandalwood producer Quintis has argued the accounting firm should […]

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Lane Cove tunnel operator can add claims to $300M case against builders
Construction 2022-07-25 11:18 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has granted a bid by the operator of Sydney’s billion-dollar Lane Cove tunnel to add a new claim in the five-year-old dispute alleging […]

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Forum Finance director to get $1.25M for legal funds, despite ‘Byzantine’ financials
Financial Services 2022-07-20 10:35 am By Sam Matthews

Bill Papas’ business partner Vince Tesoriero has won the release of $1.25 million to pay for his legal fees in Westpac’s fraud case against him, […]

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Forum Finance director failed to disclose $150,000 in assets to court
Financial Services 2022-07-19 5:40 pm By Sam Matthews

Forum Finance director Vince Tesoriero has been caught out for failing to declare over $150,000 to the court, as he took the stand to defend […]

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Readymix could be pulled into $300M case over ‘defective’ Lane Cove development
Construction 2022-07-07 4:19 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has indicated that he may allow concrete supplier Readymix to be drawn into a five-year-old dispute over alleged defects in the construction of […]

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Judge approves $4.7M Quintis class action settlement
Class Actions 2022-07-01 10:37 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has signed off on a $4.7 million settlement in two investor class actions against collapsed sandalwood producer Quintis, two year after an earlier […]

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‘I want complete transparency’: Forum Finance director faces grilling for legal funds
Restructuring & Insolvency 2022-07-01 1:28 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has told Forum Finance director Vince Tesoriero to “revisit” evidence about his true financial position if he wants to win the release of […]

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CBRE offered to pay $600,000 before winning $20M negligent valuation case
Professional Negligence 2022-06-10 1:28 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A court has handed CBRE indemnity costs for successfully defending a negligent land valuation lawsuit by defunct fund manager City Pacific after it had offered […]

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Bill Papas’ girlfriend hits back at Westpac’s case over alleged $294M fraud
White Collar 2022-05-11 9:23 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Bill Papas’ girlfriend Louise Agostino has hit back at Westpac’s lawsuit accusing her of involvement in the Forum Group director’s alleged $294 million fraud, denying […]

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