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Hog’s Breath class action ‘can’t be left in abeyance forever’, judge says
Class Actions 2023-06-05 4:22 pm By Gareth Baker

A judge has warned against a franchisee class action against Hogs Breath Cafe Australia remaining in limbo after the restaurant chain’s bid to toss the case was set back by the second applicant’s poor health. 

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Court won’t allow suit over $200M in Lendlease purchase options
Anne Horvath 2023-03-07 5:57 pm By Cindy Cameronne

An appeals court has dismissed a challenge in a lengthy legal drama between the children of one of Australia’s richest families, finding that a lawsuit over $200 million in Lendlease purchase options was not brought in good faith.

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Franchisees in class action against Hog’s Breath Cafe lose appeal of $1.2M security order
Class Actions 2022-09-26 11:39 pm By Christine Caulfield

A potentially stultifying order for $1.23 million in security for costs in a class action against the Hog’s Breath Cafe restaurant chain has survived a challenge by the franchisees.

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Sister wins Darling Point round in Macarthur-Onslow family feud
Bernard Coles 2022-08-23 11:41 pm By Sam Matthews

The death last year of a protagonist in the drama has not ended the legal spat between the children of one of Australia’s richest families over a deed of settlement intended to resolve a family feud over assets.

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Onus on franchisor to prove $1.2M security would not kill class action, Full Court told
Appeals 2022-08-22 11:57 pm By Christine Caulfield

Fighting what they say is a stultifying $1.23 million order for security for defence costs in a class action, franchisees of Hog’s Breath Cafe have argued it is up to the restaurant chain to prove group members can pony up the dough.

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Photo of signed contract suffices, judge finds in $7M win for Japan’s Mitsui
Contracts 2022-07-04 2:09 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has found that a partly obscured photo showing a signature was enough to render a contract enforceable, in a multi-million dollar contract fight between Mitsui & Co and a Victorian steel mill operator.

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Franchisees appeal $1.2M security order in Hog’s Breath Cafe class action
Class Actions 2022-02-18 10:00 pm By Christine Caulfield

Franchisees of the Hog’s Breath Cafe restaurant chain are challenging a ruling that they hand over $1.23 million in security for the defence costs of the franchisor in their class action.

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Class action against Hog’s Breath Cafe can’t dodge $1.2M security
Class Actions 2022-02-07 2:31 pm By Christine Caulfield

Franchisees of the Hog’s Breath Cafe restaurant chain must pay $1.23 million in security for legal costs in their class action against the franchisor, and the matter is stayed until they can pony up the first installment.

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Macarthur-Onslow family feud over ‘undervalued’ Lendlease land shut down by court
Anne Horvath 2021-08-03 4:56 pm By Miklos Bolza

A court has shut down the latest legal spat between the children of one of Australia’s richest families, finding a lawsuit over a $200 million real estate transaction was not brought in good faith and that running the case was not in the best interests of the company involved in the deal.

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Class action accuses Hog’s Breath Café director of using franchisee funds to pay girlfriend
Class Actions 2021-04-29 5:34 pm By Miklos Bolza

Restaurant chain Hog’s Breath Café is facing a class action for allegedly misappropriating franchisee funds meant for advertising, including by paying a director’s girlfriend as a “consultant”.

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