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Payday lenders BSF, Cigno lose appeal in ASIC case
Financial Services 2025-07-10 10:07 am By Cindy Cameronne

Payday lenders BSF Solutions and Cigno have lost an appeal in action by ASIC alleging they engaged in unlicensed credit activity and charged prohibited fees, in the case’s second run up to the Full Federal Court.

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Mayfair’s conduct ‘cannot be laid at the door of any lawyers’: judge
ASIC 2025-07-10 11:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has criticised Mayfair Group’s “directing mind” James Mawhinney in a do-over of ASIC’s case over notes tied to Mission Beach properties, saying “vociferous and continuous efforts” to blame others, including lawyers, for investor losses did not reflect well on him.

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ASIC wins $3.5M penalty over funeral insurer’s ‘Aboriginal owned’ claims
Insurance 2025-07-10 11:30 pm By Andy Sidler

Funeral insurer ACBF has been hit with a $3.5 million penalty for “callous” and “egregious” misrepresentations to Indigenous customers that its business was Aboriginal owned or managed.

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Builder Shinetec claims priority interest in $48M paid to Gosford receivers
Construction 2025-07-11 11:23 pm By Christine Caulfield

In a new suit against the developer of an abandoned $185 million project in Sydney, Shinetec has asked the court to declare its priority interest in a $48 million payment recently paid to the developer by Bank of China.

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Mercedes-Benz dealers come up short in appeal of $650M lawsuit loss
Appeals 2025-07-09 11:29 pm By Sam Matthews

Mercedes-Benz dealers have lost their appeal of a decision tossing their $650 million suit, with the Full Court backing the primary judge’s rejection of a “moralistic” approach to unconscionable conduct.

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Full Court upholds quash of ‘Fanatics’ trade mark in stoush with AFL merch maker
Intellectual Property 2025-07-09 11:59 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Full Court has upheld the cancellation of a US sports merchandise company’s ‘Fanatics’ trade mark, agreeing it knew about Australian AFL merchandise maker FanFirm’s trade marks when it chose its name. 

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Owner of $26M Rose Bay villa loses neighbour row over garage reno
Construction 2025-07-09 11:35 pm By Sam Matthews

A member of the Waterhouse racing family has lost his court fight with a neighbour over planned renovations to the garage of his $26 million distinctive Sydney mansion.

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Latest NSW Supreme Court judge ready for his close-up
Courts 2025-07-08 11:58 pm By Andy Sidler

Recently appointed NSW Supreme Court Justice Paul McGuire, who spent two years as a district court judge, has been lauded as the ideal candidate to star in training videos for new judges due to his courteous manner and restraint from performative flourishes.

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Judge mulls costs against solicitors who ran up hefty bill in builder’s suit
Construction 2025-07-09 11:02 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A judge has ordered solicitors in a residential building spat to explain why costs orders should not be made against them, after they racked up sizeable fees for what she described as a small and simple dispute.

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Aristocrat can’t get gambling disorder info from class action members
Class Actions 2025-07-08 11:56 pm By Sam Matthews

Aristocrat has lost its bid to question class action members about whether they have a gambling problem ahead of mediation, with a judge saying it called for “self-diagnosis” and would not yield reliable results.

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