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Pitcher Partners can’t toss claims in $127M fight with Twigg family
Accounting 2023-02-20 10:57 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

Accounting firm Pitcher Partners has lost an application to dismiss a $127 million lawsuit by the family of race car driver Max Twigg as an abuse of process, with a judge rejecting its claim that the proceedings were deliberately delayed.

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‘Author of own misfortune’: Ex-BCEG directors can’t vary freezing orders after $12M judgment
Construction 2023-01-30 5:36 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Two former directors of the Australian unit of BCEG have lost their “urgent” bid to vary freezing orders after a judge found they swindled millions from the company to fund their own developments and buy a luxury apartment.

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Twigg family fights knockout bid by Pitcher Partners
Accounting 2022-12-16 4:38 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

Relatives of race car driver Max Twigg are fighting Pitcher Partners’ bid to have a $127 million lawsuit dismissed as an abuse of process, rejecting the accounting firm’s argument that the proceedings were deliberately delayed for strategic reasons.

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Dixon Advisory insurers lose bid to limit disclosure of plan details in class action
Class Actions 2022-12-13 10:08 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

Two Dixon Advisory insurers have lost a bid to limit the details of insurance policies handed over to a class action purported to worth $463 million, after a judge’s ruled the collapsed wealth manager should disclose its insurance for liability in the case.

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Blue Star Helium’s former CEO stuck with ban after High Court rejects appeal
Alexander Mossop 2022-11-17 9:16 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has turned down the appeal of the former Blue Star Helium CEO who was hit with a $40,000 penalty and four-year ban after the company failed to disclose to shareholders the identity of the buyer behind a botched sale of Texas oil assets.

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Orix settles $18M case against CEO fired after arrest on bribery charges
Alice Zheng 2022-10-28 11:23 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

The sacked boss of Orix Australia — who escaped charges of corruption three years ago — has settled a dispute with his former employer, including a claim by the fleet management company for $18 million in damages.

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Dixon Advisory class action scores partial win in bid for insurance info
Class Actions 2022-10-27 11:16 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

A class action on behalf of Dixon Advisory clients with claims allegedly worth $463 million has won orders that the collapsed wealth manager disclose its insurance for liability in the proceedings. Its bid for orders that two insurers produce any relevant policies was unsuccessful.

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Ex-Blue Star Helium CEO appeals banning order to High Court
Alexander Mossop 2022-09-26 3:03 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The former CEO of Blue Star Helium has asked the High Court to throw out a $40,000 penalty and four-year ban imposed on him after the company failed to disclose to shareholders the identity of the buyer behind a botched sale of Texas oil assets.

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Ex-Orix boss drops fight over set-off defence
Alice Zheng 2022-09-16 11:52 pm By Christine Caulfield

The sacked CEO of Orix Australia has abandoned his challenge to a ruling allowing a set-off defence for the fleet management company in his case for unpaid leave entitlements and penalties.

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Scenic Cruises ordered to pay $10M to passengers forced to take the bus
Celia Winnett 2022-09-12 10:22 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

A judge has ordered Scenic Cruises to pay just over $10 million to travellers who were promised a “once in a lifetime cruise along the grand waterways of Europe” but were instead forced to take the bus from city to city.

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