By Ben Hill and Charlie Moore For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 07:06 BST, 8 May 2019 | Updated: 07:06 BST, 8 May 2019
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Lawyers for billionaire Justin Hemmes have attempted to freeze the assets of one of the pub baron's deputies.
Lawyers from Johnson Winter & Slattery, acting on behalf of Mr Hemmes, applied for Joel Cheeseman's assets to be frozen last week, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.
Mr Cheeseman is a construction project manager at Merivale, Mr Hemmes' company which owns 73 pubs and hotels in Sydney, including The Ivy, Coogee Pavilion and the Newport Arms.
The dispute between Mr Hemmes and Mr Cheeseman is reportedly centred around allegations of misleading and deceptive conduct and breach of contract.
Lawyers for billionaire Justin Hemmes (pictured with ex-girlfriend Kate Fowler) have attempted to freeze the assets of one of the pub baron's deputies
Mr Cheeseman is a construction project manager at Merivale, Mr Hemmes' company which owns 73 pubs and hotels in Sydney, including The Ivy, Coogee Pavilion (pictured) and the Newport Arms
The dispute between Mr Hemmes and Mr Cheeseman is reportedly centred around allegations of misleading and deceptive conduct and breach of contract. Pictured: The Ivy
Merivale is also reportedly chasing Mr Cheeseman for a breach of fiduciary duty - a failure to put another person's interests before their own - and for Mr Cheeseman to provide bank statements and correspondence related to transferring funds since August 2015.
Mr Cheeseman has worked for Mr Hemmes since August 2015, and has been responsible for running major projects.
Earlier this week, Mr Hemmes hosted senior Liberal Party figures at his Sydney mansion in a fundraiser for their election campaign.
The 45-year-old held a cocktail party at
