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Dyldam directors on hook for $50M in case over alleged misuse of funds
Restructuring & Insolvency 2025-07-22 10:49 am By Cindy Cameronne

Dyldam Developments’ former boss Sam Fayad and his two sons have been ordered to pay over $50 million in a case by the liquidator of a special purpose vehicle claiming company funds were misused.

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$25M Kensington lofts developer loses payment claim fight with builder
Construction 2025-07-22 11:35 pm By Christine Caulfield

A superintendent on a $25 million Melbourne project had no power to make an adjustment to a payment claim for purported cost overruns that left the builder owing more than the value of its claim, a judge has held.

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Solicitor removed from roll over profanity-laden emails to Mills Oakley
Legal Ethics 2025-07-21 11:55 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A Sydney lawyer who sent profanity-laden emails to a Mills Oakley partner during a dispute with the Salvation Army and his mother-in-law over payment of a refundable deposit has been struck off the roll.

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DePuy class action member’s appeal may involve novel issue for Full Court
Class Actions 2025-07-21 11:26 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A challenge to a compensation determination by a group member in a class action against Johnson & Johnson unit DePuy may involve novel questions for the Full Court on the role of scheme administrators, a judge has said.

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Director barred from representing pawnbroker Taylors in class action
Class Actions 2025-07-21 1:37 pm By Andy Sidler

A judge has blocked the director of Taylors Business from representing the company in a consumer class action, finding he will not be of any assistance to the court. 

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Banksia class action members launch case against Arnold Bloch Leibler, partner
Business of Law 2025-07-18 11:50 pm By Christine Caulfield

Arnold Bloch Leibler and a litigation partner at the law firm are among defendants named in a new case for their representation of the mastermind behind the scandal-ridden Banksia Securities class action.

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United Petroleum property manager had no authority to negotiate lease: court
Real Estate 2025-07-21 11:37 pm By Andy Sidler

A court has found that United Petroleum is not bound by the terms of a signed lease offer sent to a neighbouring Gold Coast pharmacy operator, ruling the company’s property consultant had no authority to negotiate or enter into a new lease on its behalf. 

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Law firm’s cut no sure thing as judge OKs $87M settlement in Hino class action
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-07-18 2:00 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has approved an $87 million settlement in a class action against Hino Motors, but says he needs to hear from a contradictor before greenlighting a law firm’s 25 per cent contingency fee.

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Barrister loses bid to appeal in fight with solicitors over cavoodle case fees
Defamation 2025-07-18 2:14 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A barrister who won a defamation case against Nine over an Instagram-famous cavoodle has lost her bid to appeal a ruling in a fight with her former solicitors over fees.

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Contempt bid against Nine’s in-house lawyers, journalists dismissed
Media 2025-07-18 11:16 am By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has tossed an application for a contempt hearing against in-house lawyers, editors and journalists at Nine who allegedly breached suppression orders in a former ABC radio host’s unfair dismissal case.

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