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Court dismisses Mayfair 101 appeal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2022
The Full Federal Court dismissed an appeal by Mayfair 101 to overturn the findings of misleading advertising and the $30 million fine it was handed in December last year. In March 2021, the Federal Court found Mayfair 101's group of companies engaged ...

Mawhinney ban overturned, to face retrial

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022
Mayfair 101 managing director James Mawhinney has had his 20-year ban overturned and will return to the Federal Court to have his case reheard. The Full Bench of the Federal Court said ASIC's case against Mawhinney lacked procedural fairness as ...

CSLR legislation tabled, advice sector responds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2022
... collapse would not be covered under the proposed scheme," Abood said. "This is also the case for most investors in the Mayfair 101 Group products. These products were often promoted directly to investors (using the wholesale\sophisticated investor exemption)." ...

Mayfair sues Mission Beach lender

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2022
Mayfair 101 and its founder James Mawhinney are now suing the financier that allowed the company to purchase property in Mission Beach. Mayfair 101 obtained bridging finance, to purchase the Mission Beach property, from Napla between late 2019 and early ...

Mawhinney appeals 20-year ban

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2022
Mayfair 101 founder James Mawhinney has launched an appeal against his 20-year ban from financial services. Mawhinney is also appealing a $30 million penalty handed down in the Federal Court to Mayfair 101 for misleading advertising. "The events of ...

ASIC scrutinises managed fund marketing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022
... after action on several managed fund schemes, based around alleged mis-marketing. ASIC took enforcement action against Mayfair 101 Group, La Trobe Financial Asset Management and the Skyring Fixed Income Fund alleging misleading or incorrect promotional ...

Mayfair 101 files new appeal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2022
Mayfair 101 has confirmed it will appeal the 2021 Federal Court decision that found its advertising misled and deceived investors. The notice of appeal was filed on the same day Mayfair was fined $30 million for the misconduct. Mayfair's appeal claims ...

Federal Court fines Mayfair $30m

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 23 DEC 2021
James Mawhinney's Mayfair 101 Group has been ordered to pay a combined penalty of $30 million for misleading advertising. In handing down the decision, Justice Anderson said the increased penalties were appropriate, noting that those sought by ASIC ...

Complaints filed against ASIC lawyers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2021
Mayfair 101's James Mawhinney has lodged a formal complaint against ASIC's lawyers after they allegedly sent a press release about contempt charges brought against him before he was properly served with proceedings. Mawhinney has filed complaints with ...

Mawhinney lawyer accuses ASIC of trial by media

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021
Embattled Mayfair 101 founder James Mawhinney's lawyer has accused ASIC of conducting a trial by media. Roberts Gray Lawyers, representing Mawhinney, accused the regulator of issuing a media release announcing contempt proceedings against Mawhinney ...