New evidence in court case as Fortescue takes aim at smaller rival
Court documents reveal a development in the intellectual property case in which Fortescue hired private investigators.
- by Anne Hyland
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Directorship cloud over failed mining group involving financier Simon Raftery
An administrator’s report on the group that ran the Wilkie Creek coal mine details the possible involvement of shadow directors in the company’s operation.
- by Anne Hyland
The $220 million ‘double-edged sword’ that’s bothering Nine
Not everyone agrees that buybacks are an efficient use of a company’s capital.
- by Anne Hyland
Millers, Noni B, Katies company’s share price plummets as it navigates financial distress
The $7.6 million company was forced to reveal it is seeking advice from Deloitte as it struggles to make sales.
- by Jessica Yun and Anne Hyland
Fortescue in-house lawyer issued spying orders, court documents reveal
Fortescue’s founder Andrew Forrest last month said he had no knowledge of the extensive spying conducted on ex-staff and their families, including children.
- by Anne Hyland
‘It ends up just being a bloodbath’: Why plucky, third player Rex Airlines came unstuck
A graveyard has filled with airline groups that have tried and failed to challenge the duopoly in the skies, from Compass to Tiger Airways and Bonza. Rex is just the latest.
- by Anne Hyland
A $180m deal was meant to rebuild Simon’s fortunes. Six months on, he struggled to scrape together $1m
Wilkie Creek coal mine was meant to revive the fortunes of Simon Raftery’s private credit firm. Instead, he lost colleagues, his house and became entangled in multiple court battles.
- by Anne Hyland
Fortescue accused of keeping key meeting a secret in intellectual property case
Billionaire Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue has been accused of failing to disclose “material” information when it secured a warrant to raid the homes and offices of ex-Fortescue staff, who have been accused of stealing the iron ore group’s intellectual property.
- by Anne Hyland
Fortescue spies sifted through personal mail of ex-staff, followed family members to Kmart: court told
Billionaire Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue seeks to suppress a 600-page document detailing spying on ex-staff amid allegations of stolen intellectual property.
- by Anne Hyland
Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue spied on former staff and their families
The billionaire mining magnate’s company hired private investigators amid allegations of stolen intellectual property.
- by Anne Hyland
‘Messy’: How Nine’s #MeToo moment arrived
It was only a matter of time before the tensions over sexual harassment inside Australia’s largest media organisation boiled over.
- by Anne Hyland
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