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Court expands freeze over $158M in assets linked to Keystone collapse
Restructuring & Insolvency 2025-09-16 11:27 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Keystone Asset Management liquidators have won expanded freezing orders to cover all property, bank accounts and luxury cars up to $158 million owned by developer Robert Filippini and related entities.

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Novo director breached duty to prevent insolvent trading, court finds
Restructuring & Insolvency 2025-09-15 11:22 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A judge has found a director of defunct IT company Novo breached his duty to prevent the company from trading while insolvent, but has stopped short of ordering damages, or making findings he breached other duties.

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New freezing orders cover up to $158M in assets of Keystone-linked developer
Restructuring & Insolvency 2025-09-16 11:02 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Liquidators of defunct investment firm Keystone Asset Management have won expanded freezing orders to cover property up to $158 million in the name of developer Robert Filippini and family members.

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High Court won’t hear unreasonable transaction case over Adelaide CBD property mortgage
Restructuring & Insolvency 2025-09-15 11:58 pm By Christine Caulfield

The liquidator of a company created to invest in an Adelaide building has failed in a High Court bid to reinstate a finding that the mortgage over the property was an unreasonable director-related transaction.

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Receivers appointed to Australian Fiduciaries entities amid probe over missing $167M
Financial Services 2025-09-08 11:33 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A court has appointed receivers to two entities of collapsed asset manager Australian Fiduciaries amid concerns by the corporate regulator that $167 million in funds have been misused, including to buy $600,000 in luxury cars.

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Quasar Constructions-linked company must disclose assets to liquidators
Construction 2025-09-05 11:22 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

An entity associated with James Crawford, the director of defunct Sydney builder Quasar Constructions, has been ordered to disclose all of its assets to the company’s liquidators as they look to track down funds from the sale of properties.

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Education Department wants claim setoff built into Roberts Co DOCA
Construction 2025-09-05 11:40 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Victorian Department of Education is seeking court declarations that under a plan to restructure Roberts Co (VIC) it can set off claims of its own against any brought by the failed builder.

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Snowdon Developments liquidators settle with supplier
Restructuring & Insolvency 2025-09-05 11:41 pm By Christine Caulfield

Liquidators of collapsed Snowdon Developments have reached a settlement with a building supplier as part of efforts to collect more than $2 million in payments allegedly made when the Melbourne developer was insolvent.

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Sharvain directors succeed in narrowing discovery in case by freight company
Construction 2025-09-04 11:32 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The directors of defunct Sharvain Facades have won a bid to narrow the scope of documents they must produce in a case by Commercial Freight and Logisticsw, which claims an equitable lien over real estate.

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Global Capital liquidators expand case over $50M development
Construction 2025-09-03 11:34 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The liquidators of real estate investment company Global Capital Property Fund have expanded their suit alleging breaches of fiduciary duties in relation to a $50 million Queensland development, adding special purpose vehicles for several developments in Victoria.

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