April
Hedge fund formerly advised by Glenn Stevens goes under
Perth-based hedge fund NWQ has gone belly up after being unable to hash out a deal with debt holders after its financial licence was suspended.
- Max Mason
November 2023
How ANZ helped the Oswals set up in a ‘$314m’ Swiss palace
Leaked documents reveal how much the bank paid to end its long court case with the high-profile couple, and how even the tax man was a winner.
- Liam Walsh
- Exclusive
- Workplace disputes
Mining exec ‘sexually harassed’ staffer at Market Herald director home
The director of the Gumtree and HotCopper operator allegedly conducted unlawful surveillance of the staffer’s emails after her harassment complaint was escalated.
- Updated
- Tom Rabe and David Marin-Guzman
Perth’s Supreme Court judges rock out for charity
Justice Gail Archer leads vocals, Justice Bruno Fiannaca plays, well, everything, while Chief Justice Peter Quinlan is Lex Parte’s regular drummer.
- Myriam Robin
August 2023
30-year-old memo challenges Wrights’ claim to Rinehart cash
A Perth court has been told that a decades-old memo is proof that the family suing Hancock Prospecting knew they had no claim on billions of dollars in mining profits.
- Tom Rabe
‘Weak as ever’: Emails reveal bitter words in Rinehart family rift
A court battle over billions of dollars of mining royalties in WA has exposed details of the fight over a trust that split Gina Rinehart’s family two decades ago.
- Tom Rabe
‘Idiot John’: Emails reveal battle for Rinehart family trust
A WA court has aired 20-year-old private emails between some of Gina Rinehart’s children - discussing extraordinary plans to mount a legal bid against their mother.
- Updated
- Tom Rabe
July 2023
‘Loyalty, trust’: Simple proposition at heart of WA’s biggest case
After a decade of delay and peripheral court skirmishes, dozens of lawyers from across Australia descended on Perth’s Supreme Court on Monday where two of the country’s richest families prepared squared off.
- Tom Rabe
Billions at stake as Rinehart battles over handshake deal
A decade-long legal battle between Gina Rinehart and Angela Bennett, who between them are worth almost $43 billion, is headed for a showdown in the WA Supreme Court.
- Updated
- Brad Thompson and Tom Rabe
February 2023
A Tasmanian geologist’s fortune implodes in the Congo
The battle for control of the world’s richest lithium deposit has escalated into a potential $4.6 billion market wipeout, legal disputes, and ferocious feuding.
- Tom Richardson and Aaron Patrick
April 2022
Nev Power makes quiet return to Strike, APM boards
Power has escaped a jail sentence and retained major non-executive roles. Others have paid heftier prices for breaching the iron curtain.
- Myriam Robin
March 2022
Nev Power and son dodge jail for WA border breach
The pair have been given fully suspended sentences after breaching WA’s hard border rules when they flew into the state on their helicopter.
- Michael Bennet
February 2022
Police press to jail Nev Power after guilty plea for border breach
Nev Power and his son have pleaded guilty to breaching WA’s strict border rules and face the prospect of jail time for their ‘out-of-character aberration’.
- Michael Bennet
Andrew Forrest sues Facebook over scam ads
Iron ore magnate Andrew Forrest is launching criminal proceedings against Facebook alleging it breached anti-money laundering laws and its platform is used to scam Australians.
- Renju Jose
February 2021
Car wash owner jailed for money laundering
Member of a syndicate suspected of laundering $100 million through Australian banks imprisoned for 20 months.
- James Frost
October 2020
Bell Group litigation given 'a decent burial'
Craig Sanderson's missive is described in its opening line as 'not so much a judgment as a requiem'.
- Myriam Robin
August 2020
Clive Palmer sues WA Premier for defamation
Defamation is the latest front in the litigation war between the mining magnate and the state government.
- Michael Pelly and Brad Thompson
July 2020
Curtin candidate is suing The Weekend West
The election is done and dusted. But the "fake poll" scandal isn't over.
- Myriam Robin
March 2019
$1.75b Bell case on brink of settlement after truce
After more than 23 years of court battles, the key players in the fight over Alan Bond's failed Bell Group appear set to agree on the carve up of money.
- Brad Thompson
