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Court won’t bless Strongroom AI’s sale ahead of creditors meeting
Restructuring & Insolvency 2025-05-21 11:21 pm By Andy Sidler

Medtech start-up Strongroom AI has lost its bid for a court order blessing its proposal to sell the company to SRSPV Pty Ltd prior to a second creditors meeting.

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‘Gun to court’s head’: Judge won’t give OK to Strongroom AI’s sale proposal
Restructuring & Insolvency 2025-05-13 11:08 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A judge has refused an eleventh-hour application by administrators for Strongroom AI for court approval of a sale offer ahead of a second creditors meeting, likening the bid to “putting a gun to the court’s head”.

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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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StrongRoom AI unit warns creditors to sort out freezing orders fast
Restructuring & Insolvency 2025-04-03 4:57 pm By Sam Matthews

A unit of collapsed start-up StrongRoom AI has warned creditors of its parent company that recent freezing orders need to be tweaked to allow it to continue trading, or there may be little money left to argue over. 

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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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Dyldam’s former directors face $33M claims they misused company property
Construction 2025-03-24 5:42 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Former directors of collapsed Sydney developer Dyldam have been targeted by a liquidator over claims allegedly worth at least $33 million.

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Suit alleges barrister used $1.3M of his company’s funds for chambers fees
Securities 2024-09-24 11:41 pm By Sam Matthews

Shareholders in lending platform Marketlend can bring a derivative suit against its directors for allegedly misusing company funds, including spending $1.3 million on barrister chambers fees. 

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High Court upholds rejection of liquidator’s bid for pooling orders
High Court 2024-09-11 11:22 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The High Court has rejected a liquidator’s appeal arguing that two NSW printing press companies’ joint right to sue could be pooled to pay off debts for the entire corporate 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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End of the road for Arrium lenders’ case against directors
Financial Services 2023-11-20 11:21 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has denied a bid for special leave by the Commonwealth Bank and other lenders to challenge a ruling that found two Arrium directors did not mislead them about loan drawdown notices ahead of the steel company’s $2.8 billion collapse. 

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