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Randwick Racecourse fends off Racing NSW’s push for administrator
The owner of Sydney’s Randwick Racecourse has won its bid for a stay on the appointment of an administrator by regulator Racing NSW, which has raised concerns about a “material uncertainty” in the club’s accounts. 
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HWL Ebsworth wants $130M negligence case sent back to referees
HWL Ebsworth, which was found liable for negligent advice on a Parramatta land development, wants the issue of damages returned to two referees, saying the experts' findings would have a significant impact on how much the firm had to pay.
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HWL Ebsworth accused of ‘fishing expedition’ in case over Belmore development
Developer Belmore 88 has successfully opposed discovery sought by HWL Ebsworth, after arguing its former solicitor was on a “fishing expedition” in a case by investors who claim they are both liable for lost money in connection with developments in western Sydney. 
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HWL Ebsworth loses fight over referees in developer’s $130M negligence case
Law firm HWL Ebsworth, which was found liable for negligence over advice on a Parramatta land development, has lost its opposition to a referee process for calculating damages.
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Privilege fight on cards in case against HWL Ebsworth over Belmore development
A fight over legal professional privilege is looming in a case against HWL Ebsworth and a former partner by investors in projects by property developer Belmore 88.
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‘The end is still not in sight’: Judge favors referee path for damages in HWLE case
A lot has changed in Australia and the US since 2016, when Turnbull and Obama were still in power, but the same can't be said for a negligence suit against HWL Ebsworth filed by a client that year, laments a wistful judge.
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‘I’m not an accountant’: Judge asks if court should decide tax fight in $130M HWL Ebsworth case
A judge has questioned whether he should decide a tax dispute that will impact how much damages a former HWL Ebsworth client will get in a nine year-old negligence case over a property development.
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HWL Ebsworth, ex-partner lose round in clients’ case over Belmore development
HWL Ebsworth has lost a discovery spat in a case by clients who allege the firm and one of its former partners are liable for “lost money” in connection with property developer Belmore 88. 
Successor trustee owes no fiduciary duty to former trustee, High Court says
The High Court has dismissed an appeal of a finding that a successor trustee owes no fiduciary duty to a former trustee to preserve an entitlement to indemnification.
Former Big Un CFO doesn’t have to file defence in liquidators’ case
The CFO of former market darling Big Un, who has been charged with insider trading, has been excused from filing a defence or taking other procedural steps in the collapsed company’s case against its ex-directors.