The wife of a billionaire developer targeted in a $272 million proceeding by the Australian Taxation Office has lost a bid for suppression orders over the affidavits of a tax official she said would cause the couple to suffer reputational and commercial harm.
Mineral exploration company Kupang Resources has lost its battle for access to documents produced to the ATO by a former director accused of embezzling millions of dollars.
A judge has raised concerns about the utility of referring a satellite dispute over whistleblower protections to the Full Court in a $13 million lawsuit brought by an ex-Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills partner.
A judge has ordered that part of a decision by the Australian Taxation Office over three alleged schemes by Liberty Financial to obtain tax benefits be set aside, rejecting arguments that the corporate group’s operations were “artificial or contrived”.
The Australian unit of Mylan is challenging the ATO’s rejection of a $48 million deduction for 2020 in the generic drug company’s latest spat with the tax office over interest on loans to fund its $1.2 billion acquisition of generic drug maker Alphapharm.
A former Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills partner wants the Full Court to decide whether whistleblower protections apply retrospectively in a $13 million suit alleging he was sacked for complaining about the tax avoidance strategy of construction giant Lendlease.
The protective scope of whistleblower laws will be tested in a $13 million suit brought by a former Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills partner allegedly sacked for complaining about the tax avoidance strategy of construction giant Lendlease, the advisory firm’s biggest client.
A judge has cautioned senior barrister Sue Chrysanthou over her colourful description of a 60 Minutes episode at the heart of Euro Pacific Bank boss Peter Schiff’s defamation case against Nine, urging the silk to “be careful”.
A former Greenwoods & Freehills partner will argue he is entitled to whistleblower protection in his lawsuit against the tax advisory firm and Lendlease, alleging he was forced to leave after refusing to put his name to a tax return and making protected disclosures.
Mining company Kupang Resources has asked the High Court to weigh in on its bid for tax office documents as it litigates to recoup millions of dollars allegedly embezzled by the company’s former shadow director.