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Boiling mad: Property owners file class action over allegedly defective air conditioning
Article 2022-08-19 3:01 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A New South Wales developer and construction company have been hit with a class action by aggrieved property owners at a Central Coast commercial development who say the building was riddled with defects, including subpar air conditioning.

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Swing and whiff: Palmer Leisure can’t dodge lawsuit over political donation
Alexander Law 2022-08-18 11:47 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

A judge has rejected a bid by Clive Palmer-owned Palmer Leisure Australia to throw out legal action by the Electoral Commission of Queensland over donations the golf course management company made to Palmer’s United Australia Party in 2020.

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ZACD sues to recoup $21.3M allegedly misappropriated by iProsperity
KPMG 2022-08-12 11:40 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Singapore-based real estate investment firm ZACD Group has filed a lawsuit seeking to recoup $21.3 million from defunct property group iProsperity and its missing founder Michael Gu, who fled the country in 2020 amid findings the company misappropriated millions in investor funds.

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Norton Rose Fulbright hit with two negligence suits over property sale advice
Contracts 2022-08-09 11:13 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

Norton Rose Fulbright has been hit with two negligence suits in a week blaming the law firm for botched property sales in Victoria six years ago.

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‘If they were my clients I’d advise them to opt out’, barrister tells Aveo class action judge
Arnold Bloch Leibler 2022-08-09 11:06 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

The first ever amicus appointed in a fight over the wording of an opt out notice in a class action has told a court a proposed novel funding model in a case against retirement home provider Aveo Group could be a “nightmare scenario” for certain group members.

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HWL Ebsworth accused of providing bad legal advice to Hong Kong developer
HWL Ebsworth Lawyers 2022-08-09 11:05 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

A Hong Hong-based developer has accused HWL Ebsworth of failing to advise that by using a foreign-domiciled vehicle to purchase a share in a lender that provided mortgages to overseas buyers in two of Melbourne’s biggest developments it would subject the mortgages to Foreign Investment Review Board review.

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Dye & Durham offers to shed Aussie business in $2.9B bid for Link Group
ACCC 2022-08-04 1:58 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Canada-based software company Dye & Durham has offered to divest its Australian business to win the ACCC’s blessing for its proposed $2.9 billion acquisition of technology services provider Link Group.

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Moray & Agnew resolves case against insurer over $3.7M settlement with developer
Clyde & Co. 2022-07-27 3:16 pm By Christine Caulfield

Law firm Moray & Agnew has reached an agreement with insurer Arch Underwriting in its case seeking coverage of part of a $3.7 million settlement with Melbourne property developer Harry Stamoulis.

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Family who forged will of ‘worst landlord’ still at loggerheads over properties
Estates 2022-07-21 10:33 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

A judge has flagged the “regrettable” prospect of further litigation in relation the estate of  Melbourne businessman Frank Cassar, following a finding that Cassar’s will was forged in a conspiracy by his widow, daughter and son who feared losing his multimillion-dollar business empire after his death.

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Grocon CEO Daniel Grollo sued by BOQ over $12M home loan
Construction 2022-07-19 3:04 pm By Christine Caulfield

His property development empire was saved from liquidation, but Daniel Grollo is still being hounded by creditors, with Bank of Queensland suing the Grocon CEO for the outstanding balance on a $12 million home loan.

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