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ATO, Costs, Directors, Judgment, Lawyers, Liquidations, Liquidators, Litigation 31 July 2026

Law firm switch forces further security for costs

Cathro Partners’ Henry Kazar. Switching from Mills Oakley to ERA may have injected fresh impetus into Henry Kazar’s pursuit of funds allegedly diverted by the controllers of Canberra-based labor hire outfit PF1 Solutions Pty Ltd (PF1) but it’s come at a cost, with a court this week ordering Kazar to find $75,000 to stump up for security for costs.

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Costs, FEG, indemnity, Judgment, Liquidations, Litigation, Receivers 18 March 2026

Receivers win $1 million from indemnifier in denial

Jirsch Sutherland’s Malcolm Howell. More than four years after the FEG Recovery Division (FEG) unpinned the grenade it had prepared for the receivers of Castel Electronics Pty Ltd (Castel), the now ex-receivers have obtained court-sanctioned indemnification from their appointor’s parent. In Department of Employment and Workplace Relations v Howell, in the matter of Castel Electronics Pty Ltd (No 3) [2026] FCA 266 Federal Court judge…