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‘Dangerous nature of loan’ enough to find lenders acted unconscionably, High Court says
Financial Services 2022-03-17 10:01 pm By Miklos Bolza

The High Court has found that three asset-based lenders behaved unconscionably when they enforced thir rights under a $1.2 million loan made to a vulnerable […]

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Optus owner sues Telstra, former VP who jumped ship
Intellectual Property 2021-06-25 7:07 pm By Miklos Bolza

Singapore-based telecommunications giant Singtel, which owns Optus, has launched a copyright lawsuit seeking discovery from a former vice-president who jumped ship to Telstra. The lawsuit, […]

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Trustee of Mayfair’s IPO Wealth looks to dodge liability in $86M class action
Class Actions 2021-04-26 5:53 pm By Miklos Bolza

The trustee of Mayfair Group’s collapsed IPO Wealth Fund has denied claims in a class action that it misled investors who lost $86 million when […]

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Court scraps mediation in ASIC case as Mayfair fails to retain Ashurst
Financial Services 2020-12-23 4:12 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has vacated a scheduled mediation in ASIC’s misleading and deceptive conduct case against three companies in the beleaguered Mayfair Group after they failed […]

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‘Risky, illiquid and speculative’: Class action launched over Mayfair’s failed IPO Wealth Fund
Class Actions 2020-12-14 1:03 pm By Miklos Bolza

A class action has been filed against the trustee and responsible entity of the Mayfair Group’s IPO Wealth Fund, which was wound up in September […]

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Mayfair’s Mawhinney can’t stop trial prep in ASIC cases
Financial Services 2020-10-22 4:57 pm By Miklos Bolza

James Mawhinney, director of the besieged Mayfair Group, has lost his bid to slow down two proceedings filed by ASIC which he claims will have […]

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In plea to court, Mayfair’s Mawhinney tries to salvage Mission Beach investments
Financial Services 2020-10-13 3:43 pm By Miklos Bolza

The director of the besieged Mayfair investment group will submit a new noteholder proposal to the court in an effort to stave off the winding […]

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Mayfair’s Mawhinney hires Ashurst after lengthy ASIC submission
Financial Services 2020-09-23 11:34 am By Miklos Bolza

The director of the beleaguered Mayfair investment group, who has been self-represented in winding up proceedings by ASIC, has now entered into a late stage […]

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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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