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Administrators, Conduct, Costs, Deed Administrators, indemnity, Judgment, Lawyers, Liability, Litigation, Referrers, Trustees, VA's & DoCA's 3 July 2026

Liquidator sues lawyer over dismal documents

O’Brien Palmer’s Daniel Frisken. Whatever remained of any referral relationship that may have existed between Daniel Frisken and former Madison Marcus (MM) partner Gerard Breen breathed its last on June 9. On that day lawyers acting for the O’Brien Palmer partner filed a statement of claim against Breen seeking damages in relation to the drafting of documentation for the E K Recruitment Pty Limited deed…

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Creditors, Directors, Judgment, Liquidations, Liquidators, Litigation, Proof of debt, Referrers 21 June 2024

Win over notice to produce not end for embattled IP

Chifley Advisory’s Gavin Moss. The Federal Court this week granted a liquidator’s application to have a notice to produce set aside and ordered the issuer to pay indemnity costs. Then the court reapplied the acid via discovery. In setting aside the notice to produce the court also granted the issuer discovery, so the liquidator will still have to divulge much, though not all of the…