Yesterday
Australian Turf Club directors try to overturn sacking, administration
The industry’s controlling body, led by chief executive Peter V’landys, took action on Monday, replacing ATC board directors and chairman Tim Hale.
This Month
SkyCity shareholder action over $67m AUSTRAC fine dismissed
A SkyCity shareholder brought an application seeking to start a derivative action, where he would sue former executives and directors on behalf of the company.
Sacked JLL agent allegedly admitted actions ‘morally unacceptable’
James Jorgensen, a former industrials agent at the realty giant, threatened to sue a woman who had made a complaint about his conduct, despite allegedly admitting it was unacceptable.
Defending Lattouf sacking has cost the ABC more than $2.6m
Industry estimates put costs in the matter at close to $1.5 million, but questions on notice reveal the case cost the ABC much more.
November
Fortescue shoulders hefty costs after settling Element Zero case
Andrew Forrest’s miner has dropped its claims of intellectual property theft, ending a bitter legal battle in which private investigators spied on former staff.
Corrupt former CFMEU officials jailed over bribes
Darren Greenfield and his son Michael pleaded guilty to accepting bribes for favours on building sites. They will probably be released within months.
The PE founder, his son’s business and a ‘petulant overreaction’
The Federal Court has found that Jim Angelis attempted to sack his business partner after she tried to stop a deal that would have benefited his son’s company.
This $4.5m pile of rubble has secured $135m in Adgemis debt
A new court-appointed trustee has detailed its attempts at checking the bankrupt businessman’s wealth and lifestyle since the collapse of his pub empire.
Former ASX tech executive says he was told to ‘mislead’ ASIC on outage
Jamie Halstead alleges he was “deliberately bullied and marginalised” by now-chief executive Helen Lofthouse and is suing the company for unfair dismissal.
Latham accuses Richard White of giving insider trading tips
Mark Latham has accused WiseTech billionaire Richard White of giving his former girlfriend Nathalie Matthews insider trading tips.
Eastern suburbs mother and daughter arrested on $70m fraud charges
Police have swooped on a Dover Heights property and charged two women with duping clients in a sophisticated crime syndicate.
Woolworths exec claims she worked 120-hour weeks but missed promotion
Miwah Van was the supermarket giant’s chief growth officer and alleges she was discriminated against and overlooked after being diagnosed with breast cancer.
StrongRoom founder fronts court to explain start-up’s disastrous deal
Max Mito ran the pharmacy software platform before it collapsed because of alleged fraud earlier this year. The court heard it had failed to pay tax for years.
Sexual misconduct claims rock CBRE amid workplace culture woes
The complaint now under investigation by the firm’s New York head office alleges a manager “placed his hands down the pants of employee” at a work event.
Start-up behind on bills months before disputed raising, court told
A former director of StrongRoom AI has told the NSW Supreme Court he was never concerned about the start-up’s solvency even when it owed him millions.
Sacked ASX contractor claims upgrade project was ‘like the Titanic’
A former contractor to ASX alleges the market operator concocted complaints to get him out the door after he began raising concerns about an important project.
Two senior staff accuse Metcash CFO of bullying in stoush over bonuses
But the wholesaler behind the IGA supermarket chain has “categorically” rejected the accusations and says the employees were fired over serious misconduct.
Macquarie copped record fine over Delta’s alleged suspicious trades
The investment bank paid the near $5 million fine after Australia’s corporate regulator investigated serious market gatekeeper failures.
October
CBRE dispute descends into allegations of dead rabbits, sex quizzes
An argument between two senior agents at the realty giant spiralled into bizarre claims and an internal review, according to filings in the Federal Court.
Misconduct that led Westpac to shut down RAMS revealed in court docs
New court documents reveal details of Westpac’s investigations into the RAMS franchise network before it closed the business in the middle of last year.