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Receiver wins court orders over Sydney properties of Dyldam director
A judge has ordered the sales proceeds of Western Sydney properties linked to former Dyldam director Sam Fayad to be paid into court, saying there was an arguable case that the sales were intended to defraud creditors.
ASIC loses appeal in crypto case against Finder
The Full Court has rejected ASIC's appeal of a ruling that fintech Finder did not need a financial services licence to sell its defunct cryptocurrency product, saying the product did not involve a debt for money. 
Westpac can shield Allens docs in money laundering class action
Westpac can shield reports prepared by Allens from a class action over money laundering compliance, with a judge finding they were produced predominantly in defence of AUSTRAC action that preceded the case.
Conduct of case by litigants, solicitors in servo dispute ‘atrocious’, court says
A judge has called the conduct of proceedings concerning a service station business “atrocious” and dismissed the claim after it was on foot for six years.
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Dyldam directors on hook for $50M in case over alleged misuse of funds
Dyldam Developments' former boss Sam Fayad and his two sons have been ordered to pay over $50 million in a case by the liquidator of a special purpose vehicle claiming company funds were misused.
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$25M Kensington lofts developer loses payment claim fight with builder
A superintendent on a $25 million Melbourne project had no power to make an adjustment to a payment claim for purported cost overruns that left the builder owing more than the value of its claim, a judge has held.
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Gold Coast land’s oceanfront views doom bid for $28M valuation cut
The body corporates for beachfront blocks on the Gold Coast have failed in their bid to knock back two land valuations by a combined $28 million, with a Land Court member finding oceanfront land fetches a higher premium.
Barrister loses bid to appeal in fight with solicitors over cavoodle case fees
A barrister who won a defamation case against Nine over an Instagram-famous cavoodle has lost her bid to appeal a ruling in a fight with her former solicitors over fees.
Contempt bid against Nine’s in-house lawyers, journalists dismissed
A judge has tossed an application for a contempt hearing against in-house lawyers, editors and journalists at Nine who allegedly breached suppression orders in a former ABC radio host’s unfair dismissal case.
ASIC wins travel ban, citing possible $640M in Keystone, Falcon investor losses
ASIC has won travel bans against two people who are being investigated over their links to Keystone and Falcon Capital funds, which are suspected of misusing investor money, after the regulator claimed losses could be “catastrophic”.