This Month
Sargon’s Kingston bankrupted over $154m China financier debt
Phillip Kingston, founder of superannuation technology venture Sargon Capital, did not appear at a court hearing about money. He says he’s in Ukraine.
- Liam Walsh and Max Mason
Nuix share slump should have sparked concern about forecasts: ASIC
In its closing arguments in the long-running dispute, the regulator says directors must have known that the market did not believe they would hit targets.
- Max Mason
TechOne director claims understaffing forced him to work 70-hour weeks
The company brought forward sales targets in the previous financial year but did not have enough staff, according to new allegations made in the Federal Court.
- Max Mason
‘Cannot go uncorrected’: Supreme Court’s unusual rebuke of minister
The NSW Supreme Court has made an extraordinary intervention to defend itself against criticism from a state government minister.
- David Marin-Guzman
November
Pepsi loses ATO challenge on tax for Schweppes payments
The Tax Office has won a challenge by PepsiCo over assessments that it owed royalty taxes for deals it orchestrated between Singapore and Australian subsidiaries for beverage concentrate and branding rights.
- Max Mason
Roberts-Smith to pay 95pc of Nine’s costs in defamation mega-trial
Justice Anthony Besanko awarded indemnity costs to Nine because the disgraced soldier knew what he was being accused of was substantially true.
- Max Mason
Chemist Warehouse sweats on courtroom pharmacy brawl
The discount pharmacy chain is sure to be watching a little-publicised dispute with a Blooms The Chemist franchisee and the Pharmacy Council of NSW.
- Updated
- Max Mason
EY admits staffer drafted papers for alleged tax exploitation partner
EY Australia has admitted a staff member helped draft documents for a former partner who allegedly promoted tax exploitation schemes, but the firm says the person was acting on instructions and has not been disciplined.
- Max Mason and Neil Chenoweth
Sydney jeweller hit with record sexual harassment damages
A Sydney jewellery shop and its owner have been ordered to pay more than $268,000 in damages after being found to have sexually harassed an employee.
- Max Mason
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
- Exclusive
- Consulting
Former EY partner in tax case ‘took $700k in unauthorised payments’
EY Australia has outed itself as the big four firm involved in a court case in which a former partner is fighting to keep his name secret.
- Max Mason and Neil Chenoweth
October
- Exclusive
- Big four accountants
Big four ex-partner claims colleagues helped in tax exploitation scheme
The former partner, whose name is being suppressed along with that of the firm, hopes to file a limited defence to avoid incriminating himself.
- Max Mason and Neil Chenoweth
- Exclusive
- Consulting
Big four partner alleged to have promoted tax exploitation scheme
A former partner at a major accounting firm is facing significant fines for allegedly promoting tax avoidance schemes to seven clients.
- Max Mason and Neil Chenoweth
September
Care A2 Plus fights Federal Court green light for US lawsuit
The infant formula producer is attempting to throw out a decision that allowed its US partner to sue its founder, chief executive and chairman in Miami.
- Max Mason and Carrie LaFrenz
Aquamamma founder allegedly told investors valuation would double
A group of wealthy backers are now suing Robert Bates, claiming he told them that “no one has ever lost money investing with me”.
- Jessica Sier
August
Mercedes-Benz defeats $650m dealer compo claim
The luxury car maker’s dealerships in Australia said they were bullied into signing agreements that stripped them of the “goodwill” they had spent millions of dollars building.
- Max Mason
Forced-out PwC partner threatens defamation action over tax leaks link
The consulting firm could face a defamation battle with partner Richard Gregg after a court ruled it failed to follow proper process in an attempt to fire him.
- Updated
- Max Mason
Workers are owed $2.1b in unpaid superannuation
The Australian Taxation Office said small business owes the vast majority of more than $2 billion in collectable superannuation debt.
- Max Mason and Lucy Dean
July
Kerry Stokes, Seven forced to hand over Roberts-Smith case emails
Seven West Media chairman Kerry Stokes and his commercial director Bruce McWilliam will be forced to hand over thousands of their emails exchanged with Ben Roberts-Smith’s legal team.
- Max Mason
The one word that will determine if PwC can fire this partner
The forced retirement of PwC Australia partner Richard Gregg hinges on what Justice David Hammerschlag thinks “reasons” means.
- Updated
- Max Mason
