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Hogan Lovells to shut up shop in Australia
Business of Law 2024-09-13 11:03 pm By Christine Caulfield

Positioning the move as part of an “ambitious vision and strategy”, global law firm Hogan Lovells has announced it will close its Australian office.

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Not one email or text: Steller director denies existence of $120M personal guarantee
Construction 2024-03-01 3:23 pm By Sam Matthews

A former director of Melbourne-based developer Steller Developments has denied liquidators’ claims that he agreed to give a $120 million personal guarantee before the company went under, saying there was “not one single contemporaneous document” referring to the alleged guarantee. 

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Liquidators can bring claims against Steller Development directors over $300M collapse
Restructuring & Insolvency 2022-03-29 6:24 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has allowed the liquidators of Melbourne-based Steller Development to bring proceedings against its directors, the latest claims to be leveled in the wake of the developer’s 2019 collapse, which left an estimated $300 million owing to creditors.

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Police believe accused fraudster Melissa Caddick still alive
Financial Services 2021-01-19 10:38 pm By Christine Caulfield

Sydney businesswoman Melissa Caddick, who went missing a day after police raided her home two months ago as part of a fraud investigation, is believed to be alive, according to police.

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Liquidators called in for missing Sydney businesswoman Melissa Caddick’s company
Restructuring & Insolvency 2020-12-15 4:15 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has appointed a provisional liquidator to a company owned by missing Sydney businesswoman Melissa Caddick, while criticising ASIC for not cooperating with her brother who is seeking to vary asset preservation orders made over his sister’s property.

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