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Merricks Capital sues to stop former exec from working at Switzer-led boutique
Melbourne-based hard assets investment manager Merricks Capital has filed court proceedings to block its ex-managing director and two other former employees from working at a investment boutique run by financial commentator Peter Switzer and his son Marty.
Class action wants BSA to double first payment under $20M settlement
Technicians bringing a class action against BSA have argued it should double its first settlement payment using money raised in its 2022 prospectus after the telco contractor filed an “urgent” bid to ringfence capital raisings from the $20 million payout.
Social justice law firm sued by solicitor claiming $185,000 in wages
A solicitor who says she wasn’t paid for three years before her termination is suing her former employer -- a “community-oriented” Sydney law firm -- for over $185,000 in unpaid wages and other entitlements.
Pitcher Partners wants $127M Twigg family lawsuit heard in Victoria
Pitcher Partners has filed a bid to transfer a $127 million lawsuit brought by the Twigg family alleging the accounting firm helped Max Twigg misappropriate $127.8 million in family trust money for himself.
‘Diamond Joe’ Gutnick sued for $500,000 over mining tenements
Mining company Moina Gold has sued Joseph 'Diamond Joe' Gutnick for $500,000 it says it is owed over an alleged botched contract to explore three mineral tenements in Tasmania.
Cliver Palmer can’t bring new case over $102M Queensland Nickel loan
Clive Palmer-owned Queensland Nickel Sales has lost its bid to bring a breach of trust lawsuit against the liquidators of Queensland Nickel to recoup $102 million transferred after the billionaire suffered a courtroom defeat last year.
Special leave refused in dispute over $81.8M Parklea Markets sale
The High Court has refused Sydney retail personality Con Constantine’s bid to challenge a $4.25 million judgment in his favour over the $81.8 million Parklea Markets sale in 2016.
Perth Airport misled United in lease negotiations, lawsuit claims
United Petroleum has taken Perth Airport to court, arguing it was induced to enter a $900,000 lease and construction agreement at the airport’s central precinct with empty promises of redevelopment at the site.
Late evidence allowed in Myer JV spat after $100K error by lawyer, expert
A judge has allowed the plaintiffs in a lawsuit over a Myer joint venture to tender extra evidence, after a $100,000 miscalculation was discovered during cross-examination in the final days of a hearing.
Box Hill Institute lied about government approval for subcontract, lawsuit says
Catalyst Training is suing the Box Hill Institute and Centre for Adult Education over a botched subcontracting agreement, which it says the vocational education provider failed to seek government approval for.