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Mawhinney must pay $1.3M to continue suit against McGrathNicol receivers
Real Estate 2023-09-11 5:09 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Mayfair 101 founder James Mawhinney must pay $1.3 million in security within six weeks or a case brought on behalf of his property management group […]

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Despite conflicts, ASIC loses fight over insolvency partners’ remuneration
Restructuring & Insolvency 2023-09-01 11:04 pm By Christine Caulfield

Two former Ferrier Hodgson partners had conflicts of interest when they accepted appointments as administrators of a failed pig farm operation, an appeals court has […]

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Barrister who repped Mawhinney can act against him, but not in settlement talks
Restructuring & Insolvency 2023-03-22 8:59 pm By Sam Matthews

A senior barrister who represented Mayfair 101 founder James Mawhinney in mediation of two cases last year has been allowed to appear against him at […]

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Astora’s sudden fall into bankruptcy amid pelvic mesh class action ‘troubling’, judge says
Class Actions 2022-10-26 4:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has stayed a class action on behalf of 6,000 women allegedly injured by defective pelvic mesh devices after Astora Women’s Health filed for […]

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Creditors of LGL Commodities may have case against lawyers, judge says
Restructuring & Insolvency 2021-04-21 3:35 pm By Christine Caulfield

Creditors of collapsed grain trader LGL Commodities might have a right of action against solicitors for the company’s liquidators for failing to comply with court […]

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Judge backs ASIC plan to ban OTC binary options as issuers hit with $75M penalty
Financial Services 2020-10-16 4:52 pm By Christine Caulfield

Over-the-counter derivative issuers AGM Markets, OT Markets and Oxifin Tech have been ordered to pay a total of $75 million in penalties after a ruling […]

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‘Sad and tragic’: Court winds up Mayfair’s IPO Wealth Fund
Restructuring & Insolvency 2020-09-17 5:53 pm By Miklos Bolza

A  judge has ordered 17 companies connected to Mayfair’s “failed” IPO Wealth Fund to be wound up after finding the fund’s director put investor money […]

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Mayfair director should not be put in charge of other people’s money, court told
Restructuring & Insolvency 2020-09-16 7:09 pm By Miklos Bolza

Companies associated with Mayfair’s IPO Wealth Fund should be wound up because they contained assets “artificially inflated” in value and ran what was effectively a […]

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Court bars Mayfair’s Mawhinney from talking to investors ahead of wind up battle
Financial Services 2020-09-07 5:02 pm By Miklos Bolza

Mayfair director James Mawhinney has been blocked from talking to investors ahead of a hearing on an application to wind up the IPO Wealth fund, […]

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Court allows debt-laden Thai Airways to temporarily avoid Australian asset seizure
Restructuring & Insolvency 2020-06-23 5:21 pm By Miklos Bolza

A court has granted a bid by two directors of Thai Airways to preserve the airline’s Australian assets as the company, which was hit hard […]

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