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James Mawhinney launches another appeal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... complaints made by any Mayfair client, no defaults had occurred, and all investments aligned to the offer documents. "Mr Mawhinney has been actively re-building his commercial interests so that Mayfair's debt instrument holders can be repaid in full ...

Federal Court slaps Mawhinney with 15-year ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2025
... investors." "The simple fact is that, in circumstances where the Mayfair Group was in serious financial trouble, Mr Mawhinney made the decision to stop paying investors sums due to them and was prepared to try to get the Mayfair Group out of the hole ...

ASIC's pursuit of Mayfair 101 founder faces setback

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023
... before Anderson J." However, Judge O'Callaghan disagreed. "The claims are distinct and would, as was submitted, place Mr Mawhinney in significantly greater jeopardy. Absent some sensible explanation as to why they were not made at the first trial (or ...

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 ...

Mayfair sues Mission Beach lender

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2022
... disregard for financial services laws and, as a consequence, places the public at great risk of financial loss should Mr Mawhinney not be restrained by the form of injunction sought by ASIC."

Mawhinney appeals 20-year ban

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2022
... displaying a propensity for conduct in disregard of the requirements of financial services laws." Justice Anderson added: "Mr Mawhinney's conduct can accurately be described as reprehensible conduct which demonstrates a complete disregard for financial ...

Mawhinney banned for 20 years

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2021
... period of 20 years. The judge, Justice Anderson, slammed Mawhinney's conduct as managing director of Mayfair 101. "Mr Mawhinney's conduct can accurately be described as reprehensible conduct which demonstrates a complete disregard for financial services ...

Mawhinney not dishonest, just irresponsible: ASIC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2021
... ASIC's case against M101 Nominees held on March 9, a lawyer for ASIC said: "We do not allege conscious dishonesty by Mr Mawhinney." The lawyer added: "His conduct is indicative of serious irresponsibility and disregard for his legal obligations and ASIC ...

ASIC restrains Mawhinney

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... Mawhinney vehemently denying he was a flight risk when ASIC first sought these orders. "If ASIC was concerned about Mr Mawhinney, currently in lock down in Melbourne with his fiancee and four month old daughter leaving the country, they could have asked ...

Ponzi scheme allegations levelled at Mayfair 101

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
... ASIC was seeking to stop Mawhinney fleeing Australia, a suggestion he has hit back at. "If ASIC was concerned about Mr Mawhinney, currently in lock down in Melbourne with his fiance and four month old daughter leaving the country, they could have asked ...
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