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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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Domain resolves REA Group’s case over alleged data scraping
Intellectual Property 2025-07-10 11:20 pm By Christine Caulfield

Real estate portal Domain has reached a settlement in a lawsuit by News Corp-owned REA Group that accused its rival of misleading conduct and infringing its copyright in property photos and floor plans.

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Fight over Machiavelli restaurant matriarch’s will leads to ‘outrageous’ legal costs
Estates 2025-07-11 11:57 pm By Christine Caulfield

Following the death of the 85-year old founder of famed Machiavelli Ristorante in Sydney, siblings Paola Toppi and Walter Toppi have racked up almost $1 million in legal costs fighting over the $2 million estate.

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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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Johns Lyng accepts $1.3B takeover bid from Pacific Equity Partners
Construction 2025-07-11 11:59 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Australian building services provider Johns Lyng Group has agreed to be acquired by a subsidiary of private equity group Pacific Equity Partners in a $1.3 billion deal.

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‘Unacceptable’: Court says Sydney can’t afford loss of Paddington boarding house
Real Estate 2025-07-11 11:56 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A court has described a plan to demolish a 32-room boarding house for the construction of four luxury residences in Paddington as an “unacceptable loss” of affordable housing in inner-city Sydney.

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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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Toyota hit with class action over peeling paint on Corollas
Class Actions 2025-07-09 11:56 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Toyota has been hit with a class action alleging that a defect in certain Corolla models caused paint to peel when exposed to sunlight or ultraviolet light. 

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Dyldam settles case over $74M sale of Paramatta development
Construction 2025-07-10 11:55 pm By Andy Sidler

Dyldam Developments has won approval to settle a case by the liquidator of a special purpose vehicle over the proceeds of a Paramatta development that sold for $74 million — bolstered by major shareholder Persephone’s “gritted teeth” backing.

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