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‘Dangerous nature of loan’ enough to find lenders acted unconscionably, High Court says
Financial Services 2022-03-17 10:01 pm By Miklos Bolza

The High Court has found that three asset-based lenders behaved unconscionably when they enforced thir rights under a $1.2 million loan made to a vulnerable consumer secured by a mortgage over his properties.

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Solicitor denied procedural fairness in harassment investigation, appeals court finds
Employment 2021-05-13 6:33 pm By Miklos Bolza

Victoria’s State Revenue Office breached its obligations and denied procedural fairness to a senior solicitor who was fired after an investigation into alleged harassment, the state’s Court of Appeal has found.

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K&L Gates sued by former clients after $3M court loss over real estate joint venture
Real Estate 2020-05-01 8:57 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Law firm K&L Gates has been hit with a $3 million lawsuit by former clients alleging breaches of duty of care and fiduciary duties after a Victorian Supreme Court loss in a joint venture dispute.

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Appeals court finds ‘Diamond Joe’ Gutnick family’s $1 mining deal void
Restructuring & Insolvency 2019-10-03 4:45 pm By Miklos Bolza

An appeals court has upheld a ruling that found two firms previously run by Joseph “Diamond Joe” Gutnik and his family were insolvent, ending a long-running battle over hundreds of millions of dollars in mining assets.

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Employees are priority creditors of insolvent trading trustees, High Court rules
Appeals 2019-06-20 9:08 pm By Miklos Bolza

The High Court of Australia has resolved a nearly 40-year old question of whether employees of a failed company established as trustee of a trading trust have priority over ordinary unsecured creditors.

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