This Month
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
April
Banking royal commission star Rowena Orr joins the bench
Rowena Orr, who came to prominence during the Hayne royal commission, has been appointed to the Victorian Court of Appeal.
- Maxim Shanahan
Mayfair 101’s James Mawhinney arrested on dishonest conduct charges
The fund promoter appeared in a Melbourne court on Tuesday. His group of companies has already been fined $30 million for misleading and deceptive conduct.
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- Jonathan Shapiro and Ayesha de Kretser
March
Freehills in court over petrol giant’s $300,000 in unpaid fees
Herbert Smith Freehills will head to mediation with United Petroleum next month, seeking an account of costs as a seven-year legal battle nears its end.
- Maxim Shanahan
February
Former Blockchain Global director barred from leaving country
Liang “Allan” Guo is being investigated by the corporate regulator over claims that he used money from the collapsed cryptocurrency group to pay his mortgage.
- Nick Bonyhady
January
Hacked testimony could be released after Victoria stares down ransom demand
Cybercriminals breached Victoria’s courts late last year, gaining access to a system that holds recordings of hearings the media may be barred from covering.
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- Nick Bonyhady and Gus McCubbing
November 2023
Porsche driver who filmed dying police wanted on new warrants
Police are seeking help to find Richard Pusey, who was banned from the financial services industry after recording the dying moments of four officers hit by a truck after pulling him over.
- William Ton
Senators slam EY deal with ATO as too lenient
EY is facing further scrutiny in the wake of allegations a former partner promoted tax exploitation schemes over five years.
- Max Mason and Neil Chenoweth
August 2023
How one woman tried to get $115,000 in fake GST refunds
A Victorian woman who avoided jail for tax fraud was one of 56,000 Australians who took part in a massive GST scam that spread through TikTok.
- Max Mason
July 2023
Tim Mathieson to plead guilty to sexual assault charge
The ex-partner of former prime minister Julia Gillard appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.
- Tom McIlroy
Newsat hearing draws Singaporean rich lister
Ching Chiat Kwong isn’t a party to the case. But as a major shareholder who lost millions, he has committed to funding it to the tune of $20 million.
- Myriam Robin
June 2023
iSignthis boss misled market on revenues: ASIC
John Karantzis misled the market about the company’s revenue and failed to correct it for more than a year, the corporate regulator alleged in court.
- Max Mason
Visa termination letter wasn’t a final decision, iSignthis says
Lawyers for iSignthis argue the payments company did not breach disclosure laws related to a termination of its deal with payments giant Visa.
- Max Mason
Experts clash over market expectations of iSignthis
An expert for iSignthis doesn’t believe an analyst who used revenue for a single quarter to calculate an annualised figure was making any type of forecast.
- Max Mason
iSignthis boss ‘lying’ about Visa termination: court
iSignthis CEO John Karantzis lied to Clayton Utz about the nature of a letter from Visa, terminating the Australian fintech’s agreement, a court has heard.
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- Max Mason
The miner, margin loan and 84-year-old corporate raider
Craig Ransley has faced many scraps in his coal-sector career. Now he’s embroiled in another.
- Liam Walsh
May 2023
ASIC charges Vaughan Bowen with insider trading, again
The corporate regulator and ex-Vocus chairman Vaughan Bowen are set to lock horns again over allegations of insider trading relating to the sale of Vocus shares in 2019.
- Max Mason and Lucas Baird
HotCopper pump and dumper gets prison, but released under bond
A user of the stock forum who pumped up then sold penny stocks has become the first person sentenced under market manipulation provisions.
- Max Mason
Ex-ANZ boss said ‘this is what underwriters are there for’: courts
ASIC says ANZ should have told the market it had put $790 million worth of stock in the hands of its underwriters at Citi, Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan.
- Ayesha de Kretser
April 2023
- Exclusive
- Retail
Myer in court over alleged executive bullying
The department store is facing an unfair dismissal suit from a former womenswear category manager, who accuses her manager of being a bully.
- Carrie LaFrenz
