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Richard Crookes wins costs of aborted mediation in cladding suit
Construction 2025-08-18 11:26 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Builder Richard Crookes has won its costs after mediation was aborted in a case by the owners corporation for a building in Sydney’s Erskineville over aluminium composite panel cladding installed nine years ago. 

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Builder can’t wind up Bowral developer unwilling, but not unable, to pay debt
Construction 2025-08-11 11:07 pm By Christine Caulfield

Builder Xela has failed in its bid to wind up the owner of a development to recoup a $776,000 debt owing under the Security of Payment Act, with a court finding that despite an unwillingness to pay, the owner is solvent. 

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Class action must front $2.9M to keep Fogo Brazilia case afloat
Franchises 2024-12-02 12:17 pm By Andy Sidler

A class action against Fogo Brazilia and its law firm will be shut down if the lead franchisee fails to find $2.9 million in security for the restaurant chain’s costs.

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Class action against Fogo Brasilia, law firm faces fight over security after funder pulls out
Class Actions 2024-08-16 1:29 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A class action against restaurant chain Fogo Brasilia and its law firm alleging franchisees were misled about the profitability of their businesses could be shut down, with the lead plaintiff unable to pay security for costs after the funder pulled out, a court has heard.

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Mawhinney escapes $3.5M bankruptcy action by Mayfair Wealth promoter
Restructuring & Insolvency 2024-06-06 3:01 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Mayfair 101’s James Mawhinney has defeated bankruptcy action by the owner of marketing firm 360 Degree Media, who claimed the founder of the beleaguered wealth management business owed him $3.5 million. 

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Funder ‘pulled the pin’ on franchisee class action against Fogo Brazilia, court told
Class Actions 2024-05-20 11:24 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A funder that was bankrolling a class action against restaurant chain Fogo Brazilia alleging it misled franchisees about the profitability of its businesses has “pulled the pin” on the case, with the law firm running the proceeding agreeing to act on a no win, no fee basis. 

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ATO’s assessments for Mylan’s $1.4B Alphapharm acquisition ‘excessive’, court rules
Tax 2024-03-21 5:08 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian unit of drug giant Mylan has triumphed in a dispute with Australian Taxation Office, with a judge finding the ATO’s assessment for 2020 was “excessive” with respect to interest on loans to fund Mylan’s $1.2 billion acquisition of generic drug maker Alphapharm.

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Top 10 class action settlements of 2023
Top 10 Class Action Settlements 2024-01-05 4:07 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Companies and government entities paid out less to settle class actions in 2023 than in the previous two years, with no mega settlements hitting their pocketbooks.

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Court approves $26M settlement in Scenic Tours class action
Class Actions 2023-07-14 9:53 pm By Gareth Baker

A court has approved a $26 million settlement in the long-running class action against cruise operator Scenic Tours, with $7 million earmarked for litigation funder Legal Justice.

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Cruise class action wins $23M settlement from Scenic Tours the hard way
Class Actions 2023-06-08 1:46 pm By Sam Matthews

Cruise operator Scenic Tours has agreed to settle a long-running class action with travellers who were promised a “once in a lifetime cruise along the grand waterways of Europe” but were instead forced to take the bus, after almost ten years of litigation that went all the way to the High Court.

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