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ASIC says James Mawhinney’s defamation case doesn’t clear ‘serious harm’ bar

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has hit back at a defamation suit by Mayfair 101 founder James Mawhinney over a media release, saying it doesn’t meet the new ‘serious harm’ threshold for defamation matters.

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Downer Energy found liable for defective boiler at NSW power plant

A judge has found Downer Energy was responsible for a costly shutdown at a NSW power plant caused by a “practically unthinkable” defect.

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‘Spurious’ arguments cost James Mawhinney in successful appeal of 20-year ban

The founder of investment group Mayfair 101 must foot half his costs of a successful appeal of a 20-year ban on fund raising because of the many “spurious” grounds of appeal he pressed.

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Mayfair’s James Mawhinney wins reversal of 20-year ban

The founder of beleaguered investment group Mayfair 101, James Mawhinney, has won an appeal against a decision that saw him banned from soliciting funds or promoting any financial product for 20 years.

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‘Most regrettable’: Mawhinney’s incompetence claims against lawyers don’t come close, judges say

Despite scoring a win Thursday in his appeals court battle with ASIC, Mayfair 101’s James Mawhinney was criticized for his “spurious” claims against solicitors and counsel acting for him.

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Mawhinney slammed for taking lawyers’ reputation ‘hostage’ in ASIC appeal

The former legal representatives of James Mawhinney have hit back at allegations of incompetence by the embattled Mayfair 101 founder on the last day of his appeal against decisions that saw him banned from soliciting funds or promoting any financial product for 20 years.

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Lawyers’ failure kept me from claiming privilege, says Mayfair’s Mawhinney

The founder of beleaguered investment group Mayfair 101, James Mawhinney, has argued that multiple law firms failed to advise him of the privilege against self-exposure to penalty in proceedings brought by the corporate regulator, which saw him banned from soliciting funds or promoting any financial product for 20 years.

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Ken Talbot’s widow can’t represent daughters in negligence case against Arnold Bloch Leibler

The widow of mining executive Ken Talbot has lost a bid to act for two of her daughters in a  negligence case over the handling of her late husband’s estate against law firms Arnold Bloch Leibler and Boyd Legal, with a judge finding claims by the mother and daughters were “directly competing and contrary”.

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Telstra denied special leave in legal stoush with cities over smart payphone installation

Telstra has failed in its appeal to the High Court to hear its battle with Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane over the planned upgrade of its payphone network across Australia.

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Councils win appeal over Telstra smart payphone installation

Telstra has lost an appeal in a case brought by Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane city councils over a planned upgrade of its payphone network across Australia, with an appeals court pointing to an “apparent paradox” in the telco’s claim it did not need planning permits to install its next generation digital phone booths.

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