Yesterday
Atlas Arteria tries to claw back $20b in lost returns on US toll road
The ASX-listed company, partially owned by IFM Investors, says the state of Virginia tried to force the Dulles Greenway toll road near Washington DC into bankruptcy.
This Month
Tech bros share the riches (with their lawyers)
Lawyers are cashing in on the legal scandals rocking the start-up world, but it’s tougher for those footing the bill on the other side to the founders.
Lucrative telco contracts boost Ventia Services’ profits 16pc
Ventia Services has a “very good relationship” with NBN Co but new competitors can struggle to secure telco maintenance work due to high entry barriers, chief executive Dean Banks said.
Fallen Star executive’s lawbreaking no match for his bonus
Good value can be a subjective term. For Greg Hawkins, $180,000 must seem like a steal.
Ex-CFMEU officials delay corruption case until after High Court ruling
Despite expectations that he would enter a plea, ousted union boss Darren Greenfield has secured another delay in the four-year bribery case.
TV money expert Michael Kodari runs into ATO ‘discrepancies’
It’s not the first time the “investment luminary’s” business has been served in the Federal Court.
Gupta poised for $800m sale of Tahmoor coal mine, debt deal nears
Sanjeev Gupta says selling the NSW mine will aid the Whyalla steelworks, but a sceptical SA premier thinks the steel entrepreneur is running out of time.
Lex Greensill scores a rare win in the British courts
The businessman and his failed financing empire is at the centre of a series of legal claims that has drawn in IAG and creditors who lost billions of dollars.
Justified or double standard? Sam Kerr loses the culture war
A jury unanimously decided Kerr was not guilty of a racial offence. But the court of public opinion remains divided: is it racist to use “white” as an insult?
Sam Kerr found not guilty of racist slur
The jury was unanimous, but the judge said the soccer star’s behaviour “contributed significantly to the bringing of this allegation”.
‘Activist’ Lattouf should not have been hired, says Buttrose
The former ABC chairwoman denies causing Antoinette Lattouf to be dismissed, despite forwarding complaints and suggesting an “easy exit” through feigned illness
Jury mulls Sam Kerr’s fate as her lawyer calls police ‘indefensible’
The defence argued to jurors that the Matildas captain’s “f---ing stupid and white” comment was a poor attempt to express a justified frustration.
Greensill creditors’ $7b pursuit of IAG could be sent to sixth judge
Companies chasing billions of dollars argue a recently appointed Federal Court judge might be seen to be biased because he once acted for one of the parties.
Sam Kerr ‘spoke her truth’ to white police officer, fiancee says
US soccer star Kristie Mewis tried to explain Sam Kerr’s behaviour towards the officer, as more body cam footage of the Australian on that night is released.
Schoolyard racism and serial killings: Sam Kerr defends her outburst
The Perth-born soccer star, defending a charge that she racially harassed a London policeman, told the court why she had been “triggered” by him and a taxi driver.
‘Humiliated’ police officer denies engineering Kerr racial charge
The cop says he did not ignore the soccer star’s fears about her taxi driver and add to his own statement to get the accusation to stick.
Federal Court secretly suppresses Seven’s workplace dirty laundry
The judge did not alert news outlets until after the decision to withhold the claims had been made, despite previous attempts to oppose the move.
‘F---ing stupid and white’: Sam Kerr in the dock
Bodycam footage of an emotional Matildas captain, shown in court, has captured the moment she allegedly racially harassed a police officer.
January
Prince Harry claims massive legal win as UK tabloids issue apology
Rupert Murdoch’s newspapers offered an unprecedented apology for invading the of Duke of Sussex’s privacy for decades, including harassing his mother Princess Diana.
Star Entertainment settles fight over superyacht sale
It has agreed to sell the vessel to a wealthy Cypriot businessman, who had sued the casino operator alleging that it tried to back out of an earlier deal.