De Angelis clan in court over Main Beach penthouse as separate Laundy dispute continues
Mixing family and business has long been a known risk in hospitality, and a prominent Sydney pub family is now dealing with that reality through multiple court proceedings.
The De Angelis family, which owns hotels across Sydney’s west valued in the millions, is involved in disputes spanning Queensland, NSW and the Federal Court. Matters range from a sibling stoush over a jointly owned Gold Coast penthouse to a separate case involving billionaire publican Arthur Laundy.
In Queensland, four siblings are in the Supreme Court in a dispute linked to a $6 million Main Beach penthouse they jointly own. The immediate claims relate to unpaid levies of $7,128 and $6,344, tied to the apartment the siblings share.
Nicole De Angelis-Hood and Phillip De Angelis are suing their brothers Peter and Marc De Angelis, seeking trustees to be appointed to sell the high-rise property. The Gold Coast City Council has reportedly issued final notices for unpaid rates as well as water and sewerage charges relating to the 1,100sqm penthouse.
The apartment was bought from their parents in 2010 for $2.5m, and the siblings have reportedly been in dispute for more than a year over a range of issues connected to the property. Court material previously noted Peter told the court he had paid $226,087 in expenses since July 2023, while Marc had paid $30,000, Nicole $19,552 and Phillip $26,552.
The matter was last before the court last month, with further proceedings listed next month. A Queensland court date has been set for February 3.
Separately, family matriarch Robyn De Angelis is in a legal dispute with her brother, the 84-year-old billionaire pub baron Arthur Laundy. Robyn has alleged Laundy sought to override their late mother’s wishes and that she was short-changed over earnings linked to the family’s Bass Hill pub, The Twin Willows Hotel.
Laundy is strongly disputing the claims, and the matter is due back before the Federal Court of Australia next month.
In NSW, Arch and Robyn De Angelis are also reportedly caught up in separate proceedings in the Supreme Court with some of their children. Arch, Nicole, her husband Brendan Hood and Phillip are reported to be pursuing claims against Robyn and Peter, alleging breaches of directors’ duties in companies that operate the family pubs.
The dispute is understood to relate to revenue, with Arch’s side seeking an accounting of dealings and transactions. The NSW case is not due back before the court until September 28.
The family’s pub interests include the Moorebank Hotel, Edmondson Park Tavern, Burwood’s Bath Arms Hotel, Yagoona’s Hume Highway Hotel, Glebe’s Ancient Briton Hotel and Raby’s Rose Hotel.
While the venues are concentrated in Sydney’s west, the siblings are reported to live in high-end homes elsewhere, including Nicole in Woolwich, Phillip at his parents’ Hunters Hill residence, Marc in another waterfront property and Peter in Darling Point.
Jonathan Jackson, 21st January 2026
