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Law firm ordered to cease acting in $51M property spat with ex-client

A judge has ordered a Melbourne-based law firm to stop acting for property company Xriso in a case against a former client over the terms of a deposit for a $51 million Werribee development in which the firm’s managing partner is likely to be a key witness.

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Binary options trader hit with $1.8M penalty for ‘systemic’ exploitation

A Marshall Islands-based binary options trader has been hit with a $1.8 million penalty after a judge found it engaged in the “deliberate deception of vulnerable people”.

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ASIC wins case over options trader’s ‘deliberate deception’

ASIC has chalked up a victory in a long-running case against a Marshall Islands-based binary options trader, with a judge finding the trader engaged in the “deliberate deception of vulnerable people”.

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Landlords lose multi-million dollar appeal over Myer’s Chadstone Shopping Centre lease

An appeals court has criticised the ‘weak’ legal position of the owners of Chadstone Shopping Centre in Melbourne, throwing out their multi-million dollar appeal of a ruling in favor of anchor tenant Myer.

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