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United Petroleum class action fights ‘stultifying’ security bid
Anna Batrouney 2023-08-29 9:41 pm By Sam Matthews

A franchisee class action against United Petroleum over the installation of allegedly loss-making Pie Face stores at its franchise sites is fighting two applications for security for costs which it says can’t be met, as funders take little interest in the case.

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$1M security for costs ordered in Jabiru Satellite case against major banks
Allen & Overy 2022-09-08 1:06 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered Australian telecommunications companies Jabiru Satellite and NewSat to pay $1 million in security for costs in a lawsuit against eight major banks alleging they wrongfully withdrew financial support for Australia’s first independently owned satellite.

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Judge baulks at funder’s 70% commission for case over NewSat collapse
Allen & Overy 2022-04-19 3:05 pm By Cindy Cameronne

NewSat investor Rockgold Holdings has lost its bid to appoint a special purpose liquidator to run a lawsuit against eight major banks after a judge found its proposed 70 per cent funding fee “wholly disproportionate”.

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ATO can’t toss lawsuit by Melbourne migration lawyer who fled to Romania
Australian Government Solicitor 2021-01-21 3:21 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Commissioner of Taxation has failed in his bid to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a bankrupt migration lawyer who fled to Romania and owes $4.7 million in taxes, but has managed to strike out some claims a judge found had “no reasonable prospect of success”.

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Grocon wins right to appeal $13.9M judgment in Dexus lease dispute
Construction 2019-08-21 2:34 pm By Amelia Birnie

Grocon has won the right to appeal a $13.9 million interlocutory judgment in an ongoing lease dispute with property management firm Dexus, amid concerns that the construction company would be deemed insolvent if it was forced to pay the interim demand notice.

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$43.2M lease demand slashed after judge finds Dexus unreasonable
Justice Mark Moshinsky 2019-07-23 1:30 pm By Amelia Birnie

A judge overseeing a lease dispute in relation to a Brisbane CBD office tower has slashed a $43.2 million statutory demand against construction company Grocon by more than two thirds, finding property management firm Dexus was unreasonable to demand payment just two business days after issuing its invoices.

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Judge partly blocks Dexus GC’s evidence in $43.2M debt dispute with Grocon
Justice Mark Moshinsky 2019-05-08 11:35 am By Miklos Bolza

Two Grocon units have successfully struck out portions of an affidavit by the general counsel of property management firm Dexus Property Group, claiming prejudice in a dispute over $43.2 million in allegedly unpaid debts.

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Cargill wins bid to call King & Wood Mallesons solicitor as a witness
Agriculture 2018-09-11 11:29 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has granted Cargill Australia’s request to call a King & Wood Mallesons solicitor that represented Viterra as a witness in the epic trial over the $420 million sale of Viterra’s Joe White business to Cargill in 2013.

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Viterra points finger at ex-employees in trial over $420M Joe White sale
Agriculture 2018-08-20 9:44 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Viterra is blaming several former employees for representations made about malt quality in the lead-up to the $420 million sale of its Joe White business to Cargill Australia in 2013.

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