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Fortrend client list was created, then destroyed after lawsuit threat over Shaw defections, court told
Fortrend Securities is amending its $28 million lawsuit against rival Shaw & Partners and two former advisors accused of scheming to solicit customers, adding a claim that a client list was produced and then destroyed after legal action was foreshadowed.
Herbert Smith Freehills chases United Petroleum for costs over failed IPO dispute
Herbert Smith Freehills has filed proceedings against its former client United Petroleum, seeking costs of successfully defending a lawsuit alleging it acted negligently in relation to the company’s failed initial public offering in 2016. 
ASIC’s power to order fines for Credit Code violations won’t face challenge
Queensland lender SunshineLoans has lost its second bid for the Full Court to decide whether ASIC has the power to bring civil penalty proceedings for violations of the Credit Code, with a judge finding its arguments were not strong enough to vacate an upcoming trial.
Liquidators removed for $69M demand against Billi directors
A judge has removed two liquidators as administrators of a defunct company after finding they abused the court's processes by demanding $69 million in damages from the directors of water filtration business Billi.
Full Court won’t weigh in on ASIC’s power to seek penalties for Credit Code violations
Sunshine Loans has lost its bid to have the Full Court weigh in on ASIC’s authority to seek penalties for Credit Code violations, in proceedings accusing the online lender of charging over $320,000 in prohibited fees. 
Hastie liquidators appeal dismissal of $63M case against major builders
The liquidators of failed engineering company Hastie Group have appealed a decision that knocked out half its $120 million case against Multiplex, Lendlease and numerous other builders.
Major win for Lendlease, Multiplex in $68M case by Hastie liquidators
Lendlease and other major builders have secured a significant victory in a long-running case brought by the liquidators of failed engineering company Hastie Group, with a judge saying Hastie wasn't entitled to the proceeds of bank guarantees withdrawn by the builders when it collapsed 10 years ago.
Law firm must pay former high earner ‘fruits of his victory’ pending appeal
A Melbourne law firm has lost its bid to delay payment of a $184,000 judgment to a former junior lawyer who earned hundreds of thousands of dollars per year under a lucrative pay structure.
Hastie’s claim against Lendlease in $68M suit ‘untenable’, court hears
A bid by the liquidators of collapsed engineering company Hastie Group for Lendlease to pay back funds it withdrew under bank guarantees is “untenable” and “misconceived”, a court has heard in a $68 million case that also targets Multiplex, Grocon and John Holland.
Court orders law firm to compensate underpaid junior lawyer despite six figure income
A Melbourne law firm and its director have been ordered to pay over $184,000 to a former junior lawyer who earned hundreds of thousands of dollars per year, after a court found he was underpaid and fired for filing a barrage of complaints.