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CBRE can’t dodge Trilogy Funds case over $34.8M valuation
Amelia Avery-Williams 2021-12-15 9:33 pm By Christine Caulfield Sydney

Commercial real estate giant CBRE Group has lost its bid to toss proceedings brought by fund manager Trilogy claiming the company negligently valued a Queensland marina at $34.8 million in 2006 and caused millions in losses.

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Court tosses appeal of $1.96M judgment awarded to cryptocurrency trader
Appeals 2021-12-03 2:12 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

An appeals court has thrown out a challenge to a judgment awarding a cryptocurrency trader $1.96 million in cash and a property purchased for $1.5 million over a deal with a convicted fraudster involving “millions of dollars of cash in bags and suitcases”.

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Opal Tower engineer wins bid to probe scope of insurers indemnity of Icon
Alexander Barnett 2021-12-02 4:54 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

The structural engineer behind Sydney’s ill-fated Opal Tower can examine whether builder Icon Co has been indemnified for $31 million worth of damage which occurred in the 36-storey apartment block on Christmas Eve of 2018, a court has found.

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HWL Ebsworth found negligent, but avoids $424,000 damages bill by ex-client
Bruce Wacker 2021-11-29 1:05 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Law firm HWL Ebsworth has dodged a $424,000 damages claim by a Brisbane property developer, despite a judge finding the law firm was negligent in failing to properly follow its client’s instructions on a contract of sale for large block of units.

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‘Not a shred of evidence’: Judge questions appeal in HWL Ebsworth negligence suit
Acting Justice Carolyn Simpson 2021-11-25 9:31 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

A judge has questioned property developer PPK Group’s challenge to the dismissal of its long-running negligence case against HWL Ebsworth over the $25.5 million sale of Crown-owned land in Sydney.

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Freezing orders extended against developer James Raptis in $110M tax case
ATO 2021-11-18 11:09 am By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

A judge has extended asset freezing orders until next year in a $109.5 million case brought by the tax office against Gold Coast property developer James Raptis and his companies.

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Franchisee lawsuit accuses Quest of ‘unfair’ termination tactics
Clayton Utz 2021-11-15 8:10 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

Quest Serviced Apartments is using unfair tactics to unlawfully terminate franchise agreements, according to a lawsuit by a franchisee that is fighting to keep its doors open after COVID-19 restrictions forced closures across the country.

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Sparke Helmore partner engaged in ‘blatant cover-up’ to hide oversight, trial told
Andre Zahra 2021-11-09 8:37 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

The Sparke Helmore partner at the centre of a $1 million professional negligence lawsuit attempted to conceal an “oversight of enormous proportions” that is said to have lost a property developer two lucrative contracts, a court has heard.

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Class action investigation launched over $200M Gippsland mineral sands mine
Class Actions 2021-11-09 2:40 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A class action investigation is underway on behalf of property holders and business owners in the Gippsland region who have allegedly been intimidated into selling their assets for the development of the $200 million Fingerboards mineral sands mine.

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Myer faces lawsuit over $4.2M in unpaid rent during COVID-19 pandemic
Contracts 2021-11-08 2:23 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Department store chain Myer has been hit with a lawsuit for allegedly failing to pay over $4.2 million in rent for its flagship store on Bourke Street in Melbourne during the coronavirus pandemic.

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