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Domino’s franchisee settles $6.1M case alleging false promises about pizza sales
Franchises 2019-01-24 3:21 pm By Miklos Bolza

A franchisee’s $6.1 million case against Domino’s Pizza accusing the fast food chain of misleading him about the sales he could expect from his two Surfers Paradise stores has been resolved out of court.

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DLA Piper sued by QC, junior barrister over $370,000 in unpaid fees
Business of Law 2019-01-16 10:13 pm By Christine Caulfield

A Queens Counsel and a junior barrister at the Victorian Bar are taking DLA Piper to court, accusing the law firm of failing to pay more than $370,000 in fees.

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Judge orders Rinehart family feud into arbitration
Energy & Natural Resources 2019-01-14 8:40 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Supreme Court of Western Australia has stayed counterclaims by Bianca Rinehart and John Hancock and sent a long-running Rinehart family dispute over control of valuable mining assets such as the Hope Downs iron ore mine into arbitration.

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Judge greenlights MWL derivative suit against Focus Financial
Corporate 2019-01-07 11:42 am By Miklos Bolza

Majority shareholders in MWL Financial have won court approval to bring a derivative suit against US-based Focus Financial Partners over an acquisition gone sour.

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High Court to hear mortgage aggregator share transfer dispute
Corporate 2018-12-17 9:29 pm By Miklos Bolza

The High Court has granted special leave to mortgage aggregator Connective in a dispute between the firm’s founder and major shareholders over a transfer of one-third of the company’s shares, in a case that could clarify whether litigation should be considered a prohibited form of financial assistance under the Corporations Act.

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Crown Resorts wins dispute over Barangaroo casino views
Construction 2018-12-14 5:26 pm By Miklos Bolza

James Packer’s Crown Resorts has won a lawsuit against the NSW government for allegedly failing to protect sweeping views of the Sydney Harbour from its planned luxury casino in the Barangaroo area.

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Hastie liquidators offer to settle with builders over $124M in unpaid bills
Construction 2018-12-07 7:58 pm By Christine Caulfield

Hastie Group’s liquidators have offered to drop their $124 million case against two dozen major builders if the companies agree to pay an undisclosed sum toward their unpaid bills, a court heard Friday.

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Blockbuster defeated again in fight with husband and wife franchisee
Franchises 2018-11-14 9:54 pm By Christine Caulfield

Blockbuster has lost another round in its case against a husband and wife franchisee that sold a store’s assets to a competitor, with a court ruling the company could not sock the pair with the costs of its failed appeal.

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Ex-director of corporate insolvency firm ‘ambushed’ by partner, judge says
Restructuring & Insolvency 2018-11-13 7:21 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has found the former director of Sydney-based insolvency practice CRS Warner Kugel is entitled to compensation after he was “ambushed” out of the firm in 2014.

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Advangen must pay Ikon $1M for TV ads despite buyer’s remorse
Media 2018-11-07 9:29 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Hair loss treatment company Advangen International has been ordered to fork over $940,000 to advertising agency Ikon Communications after refusing to pay for an ad campaign it claimed was a flop.

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