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Obeids, Ian Macdonald lose appeal of conviction for bid-rigging conspiracy
Crime 2023-10-06 10:15 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Former Labor members Ian Macdonald, Eddie Obeid and his son Moses will remain in prison after losing a challenge to convictions for conspiracy to rig a tender process and secure a coal mining exploration licence for the Obeids’ land in the Bylong Valley.

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Lawyer reprimanded for using firm letterhead to threaten suit on boyfriend’s behalf
Legal Ethics 2022-11-15 5:51 pm By Sam Matthews

A solicitor of a national law firm has been reprimanded after falsely representing that the firm acted for her partner in a property dispute over $1,000.

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Judge ‘taken aback’ by Maddocks’ settlement stance in $30M negligence case
Professional Negligence 2021-12-20 6:25 pm By Bianca Hrovat

Law firm Maddocks has been ordered to pay more than $1.4 million in indemnity costs for “throwing good money after bad” in failing to consider a settlement offer in a negligence lawsuit over a client’s botched deal with Woolworths. 

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Ian Macdonald, Obeids to spend Christmas in prison
Energy & Natural Resources 2021-12-17 4:16 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has rejected a request for bail by NSW Labor Minister Ian Macdonald, Eddie Obeid and his son Moses as they appeal their convictions for conspiring to rig a tender process and secure a coal mining exploration licence for the Obeids’ land in the Bylong Valley.

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Law firm must pay $13M for negligence that led to client’s botched Woolworths deal
Professional Negligence 2021-10-29 9:53 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A national law firm has been found liable to pay $13 million in damages for giving negligent advice to a former client that led to a botched sale of its business to Woolworths and caused it to go into administration.

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Ian Macdonald, Obeids sentenced to jail time for bid-rigging conspiracy
White Collar 2021-10-21 6:13 pm By Miklos Bolza

Former NSW Labor Minister Ian Macdonald has been sentenced to at least five years in prison, and Eddie Obeid and his son Moses will go to jail for a non parole period of three years for their conspiracy to rig a tender process and secure a coal mining exploration licence for the Obeids’ land in the Bylong Valley.

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Westpac cops $10M fine in personal advice case, but doesn’t say sorry
Financial Services 2021-08-23 4:16 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Two Westpac units have been hit with $10.5 million in fines for providing personal financial advice during a superannuation rollover campaign, with a barrister for ASIC noting the bank had not apologised or expressed regret for the conduct.

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Prosecutors lose bid to revoke bail for Obeids, Macdonald ahead of sentencing
Energy & Natural Resources 2021-07-22 1:52 pm By Miklos Bolza

Former NSW Labor Ministers Ian Macdonald and Eddie Obeid as well as Obeid’s son, Moses, will remain out of jail for now after a NSW Supreme Court judge rejected an application by prosecutors to revoke their bail ahead of an upcoming sentencing hearing.

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Former NSW ministers Eddie Obeid, Ian Macdonald found guilty of conspiracy
Breaking News 2021-07-19 2:18 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has found former NSW Labor Ministers Ian McDonald and Eddie Obeid, as well as Obeid’s son Moses, guilty of conspiring to rig a tender process for a coal mining exploration licence on the Obeids’ land in the Bylong Valley.

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High Court rejects Westpac’s ‘gloss’ on financial product advice statute
High Court 2021-02-03 10:51 am By Christine Caulfield

The High Court has dismissed an appeal by Westpac challenging a ruling that found the bank breached its duties to customers by providing personal financial advice as part of a telephone campaign encouraging customers to roll over external superannuation accounts.

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