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Receivers reach agreement with Melissa Caddick’s husband
Baker McKenzie 2023-09-06 11:53 pm By Sam Matthews

The receivers of Melissa Caddick’s estate have reached an in-principle agreement with the Sydney frauster’s husband and son in relation to the division of a small number of remaining assets.

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Judge pushes off dispute over Melissa Caddick’s $12,000 Dior sneakers
Baker McKenzie 2023-08-02 10:40 pm By Sam Matthews

The judge overseeing the receivership of Melissa Caddick’s estate has pushed off a dispute about a collection of sneakers held by the deceased fraudster’s teenaged son, including one pair that could be worth up to $12,000.

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Parents of fraudster Melissa Caddick paid $1M to vacate Edgecliff property
ASIC 2023-06-05 11:14 pm By Sam Matthews

The parents of deceased fraudster Melissa Caddick will take $950,000 to move out of a multi-million dollar property in Sydney’s East, which will now be sold by receivers.

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Melissa Caddick’s parents, receivers strike deal over Edgecliff property
ASIC 2023-05-05 4:12 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The parents and receivers for accused Sydney fraudster Melissa Caddick have reached a deal over a multi-million dollar property in Sydney’s East, but the compromise remains to be blessed by out-of-pocket investors.

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Inquiry called by Melissa Caddick’s parents ‘hanging over receivers like a threat’, court told
ASIC 2023-04-28 3:39 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The parents of Sydney fraudster Melissa Caddick will seek an inquiry into whether receivers of her property have acted faithfully in managing the assets.

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Muffin-eating lawyer can’t set aside Lawcover’s bankruptcy notice
Andre Zahra 2023-02-01 4:55 pm By Sam Matthews

Two Sydney lawyers have lost an application to set aside bankruptcy notices filed by their insurer claiming over $300,000 in legal costs, after a judge rejected their arguments about an “overarching conspiracy” in the case.

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SMBC mulls new claims in $34M lawsuit over Forum Finance receivables
Bridges Lawyers 2023-01-31 3:34 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Japanese bank SMBC has foreshadowed an application to add claims against Humm Group after the fintech’s subsidiary allegedly misled the bank about receivables under contracts forged by a Forum Group entity.

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Receivers get court OK to sell Melissa Caddick’s Dover Heights mansion
ASIC 2022-07-25 1:24 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has allowed receivers to sell the Dover Heights mansion of Sydney fraudster Melissa Caddick without any distribution of proceeds, saying the sale “should take place post-haste”.

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William Inglis & Son waived privilege over Norton Rose Fulbright emails in land spat
Andre Zahra 2022-06-28 4:54 pm By Sam Matthews

Australia’s oldest thoroughbred auctioneer William Inglis & Son waived legal professional privilege over advice from its solicitor Norton Rose Fulbright over contamination of land it bought in 2009, a judge has found.

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Sale of Melissa Caddick’s Dover Heights mansion ‘could turn into a circus’, court hears
Baker McKenzie 2022-05-09 10:27 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Court-appointed receivers have told the court they should be trusted to determine the the best method for selling the Dover Heights mansion of Sydney fraudster Melissa Caddick, warning a public auction “could turn into a circus”.

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