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Linda Reynolds files bankruptcy proceedings against Brittany Higgins
Bankruptcy 2025-10-14 2:34 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Former Liberal senator Linda Reynolds has filed bankruptcy proceedings against Brittany Higgins as she seeks to collect $315,000 in damages plus costs from her successful defamation case against her former staffer.

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Pub baron Adgemis declared bankrupt, court orders properties sequestered
Bankruptcy 2025-10-03 11:56 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Sydney pub baron Jon Adgemis has been declared bankrupt and his properties have been sequestered, with the Federal Court finding the former KPMG partner owes $1.8 billion to creditors.

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Jon Adgemis declares bankruptcy ahead of Federal Court hearing
Bankruptcy 2025-10-02 11:57 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

On the eve of a Federal Court bankruptcy hearing, Sydney-based publican Jon Adgemis and founder of Public Hospitality Group has declared bankruptcy, days after five of his pubs were placed into receivership. 

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Public Hospitality venues in receivership ahead of Adgemis bankruptcy hearing
Restructuring & Insolvency 2025-09-30 11:18 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Deutsche Bank has appointed receivers to five pubs owned by Public Hospitality Group ahead of a bankruptcy hearing against the group’s owner and former KPMG partner, Jon Adgemis.

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Another judge rails against GenAI use, says even self-repped litigants must do their homework
AI 2025-09-12 11:11 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Another judge has railed against the use of generative AI in court proceedings, after a self-represented litigant filed an application to annul his bankruptcy that was replete with fake citations.

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You can’t have someone else’s day in court: Judge proposes solution to ‘litigious morass’
Courts 2025-07-16 11:56 pm By Sam Matthews

The legal watchdog’s latest case against the owners of a Melbourne law firm — part of countless “collateral” proceedings between the parties — should be fixed for a final hearing ASAP, a judge has said.

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John Pesutto hit with bankruptcy notice over $2.3M defamation costs
Defamation 2025-06-02 11:01 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Former Victorian Liberal Party leader John Pesutto has been hit with a bankruptcy notice after failing to pay $2.3 million in costs in MP Moira Deeming’s defamation suit over statements implying she had links to neo-Nazis. 

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Exactech settles class action over alleged faulty implants
Settlement 2025-05-30 11:29 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Medical device maker Exactech has reached a settlement in a class action over alleged defective implants, following the US company’s bankruptcy.

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Bankrupt property developer cops 6-year ban by ASIC
ASIC 2025-03-06 11:01 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Bankrupt property developer and ‘God Made Millionaire’ author Andrew Bodnar has landed himself on the corporate watchdog’s disqualified persons list for the second time.

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Exactech class action stayed after judge recognises US bankruptcy
Bankruptcy 2025-02-12 10:40 pm By Andy Sidler

A class action against Exactech over allegedly faulty joint implants has been stayed pending its US-based parent company’s bankruptcy proceedings. 

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