Yesterday
Tax fraudster Li Zhang fights the ATO from jail
The irony of the convicted golf course developer now accusing the Tax Office of doing something untoward is so delicious, you could serve it up at a hatted restaurant.
- Max Mason
This Month
Former Super Retail executive claims CEO spat at staff in meeting
The allegation, made in court filings, suggests Anthony Heraghty presided over a dysfunctional workplace and improperly spent funds. He denies the claims.
- Carrie LaFrenz
Super Retail claims Harmers tried to surf in on deal with ex-executive
The owner of Rebel Sport wants the law firm removed from a lawsuit, alleging it tried to protect itself from defamation as part of settlement negotiations.
- Carrie LaFrenz
Top barrister Richard McHugh to be a judge
The silk and novelist will join the NSW Court of Appeal on August 20
- Michael Pelly
July
Super Retail wins last-minute bid to suppress statement of claim
The owner of Rebel Sport and Supercheap is defending an action brought by its former head of legal.
- Carrie LaFrenz
ASIC bans Dominique Grubisa over failed companies
The “wealth guru” has copped yet another ban on managing companies for her involvement in two companies which traded while insolvent and went bust owing creditors more than $300,000.
- Max Mason
- Exclusive
- Managed funds
Taurus misled Phil King’s Regal in due diligence, former CFO claims
Andrew Sampson was made redundant from Taurus in March. He claims he was dismissed after raising concerns about the conduct of the commodities financier’s founders.
- Max Mason
CSR’s ‘extraordinary’ insulation price rise could be gouging
A major distributor of the building materials giant’s products wants the company to hand over internal documents as it attempts to show misused of market power.
- Max Mason
Judge slaps $1m fine on ‘dishonest’ Dominique Grubisa
The self-styled wealth and property guru has also been banned from running companies for five years, and her DG Institute has copped a fine of $5 million.
- Max Mason
- Exclusive
- Legal industry
The Federal Court turmoil that’s destroying staff morale
The Federal Court is grappling with high executive turnover, a troubled technology transformation and fallout from a document access regime that has upset media and judges.
- Michael Pelly
Heart Research Institute fights claim it ousted whistle-blower
The Heart Research Institute faces allegations it pushed out its former head of cardiovascular research because he raised concerns about underpayment of funds and conduct of board members.
- Max Mason
June
Former Keystone director ordered to hand over passport
Former Keystone Asset Management director Paul Chiodo has been ordered to hand over his passport as the corporate regulator investigates the use of investor cash at the funds business.
- Max Mason
Former Cranbrook teacher sues school alleging unsafe environment
Sydney private school Cranbrook is dealing with a new legal action brought by a former teacher who alleges the environment was unsafe for female staff.
- Updated
- Max Mason and Julie Hare
May
- Exclusive
- Defamation
Former PwC partner sues firm for allegedly linking him to tax scandal
Richard Gregg alleges people have shunned and avoided him because of an implication by PwC that he was involved in the tax leaks scandal, when he was not.
- Updated
- Max Mason
Supreme Court turns 200, with a didgeridoo salute
An Indigenous barrister and musician had lead roles in a ceremony to mark the bicentenary of the NSW Supreme Court.
- Michael Pelly
Judge rebukes ‘clear case’ of government overreach on stabbing video
A Federal Court judge said a global ban would not be a “reasonable” step and would likely be ignored by other countries.
- Max Mason and Nick Bonyhady
EY manager claims he was sacked for complaining about 80-hour week
EY Australia has rejected claims by a manager he was sacked because he complained about being told to put in unreasonable hours.
- Max Mason
Care A2 Plus lender applies to wind up baby formula minnow
Care A2 Plus faces the prospect of being wound up due to a long-running dispute with a lender who alleged the infant formula manufacturer defaulted on a $2.2 million loan.
- Max Mason and Carrie LaFrenz
15 minutes to get around X’s stabbing video ban, court hears
Lawyers for the social network argued that they had complied with a government take-down notice, which they said was invalid, by blocking footage in Australia.
- Nick Bonyhady
- Exclusive
- Harassment
One word reshaped legal watchdog’s public complaint guidance
The NSW Office of the Legal Services Commissioner changed its wording on disciplinary complaints from “must” to “may” investigate after being contacted by a female lawyer.
- Max Mason
