HWL Ebsworth Lawyers

HWL Ebsworth has flagged that it may rely on expert evidence on whether it acted reasonably when acting for the Commonwealth on a $2.45 million settlement with Brittany Higgins, which is at the centre of a suit by ex-defence minister Linda Reynolds.

A court has granted the corporate regulator leave to proceed with a lawsuit against collapsed advisory firm MWL Financial for advising clients to invest $114 million in their super into Keystone’s troubled Shield Master Fund. 

The tax office has won the appointment of special purpose liquidators to entities behind a number of Queensland construction projects, as it seeks to claw back a claimed $16 million debt.

Octet Finance has won a $38,000 judgment against the ex-CFO of defunct pie maker Mrs Mac’s, with a court finding he failed to correct a statement that the trade financier would likely be repaid in full following a $4 million recapitalisation.

HWL Ebsworth chief executive partner Russell Mailler has resigned from his role after 14 years at the law firm, the last two at the helm.

A local council in Queensland  has won its appeal of a decision which found a Moreton Bay property owner, whose land was slated to be acquired by the council, can recover more than just legal costs.

Ashurst has appointed a new partner to its restructuring and governance practice, nabbing a partner from HWL Ebsworth who represented the receivers of investment platform Brite Advisors.

Ahead of a first case management hearing this month, superannuation fund trustee Equity Trustees has hit back at ASIC’s action over member's investment in the now defunct Shield fund, saying the regulator failed to warn it.

HVAC specialist Ellair Solutions has sued builder Taylor Construction Group after it allegedly placed works on a four-storey car salesroom in Croydon on hold in 2018. 

An adjudicator’s finding that it had no jurisdiction to rule on a payment claim in a dispute over a Sydney development was a binding determination under SOPA, an appeals court has said in upholding a decision that a builder’s pursuit of a second, favourable adjudication was an abuse of process.