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High Court won’t hear Melco’s challenge to doc production order in Crown inquiry
Hong Kong-based casino group Melco Resorts has lost an application for special leave to the High Court to weigh in on a ruling that a NSW public inquiry into James Packer's Crown Resorts had the power of a royal commission and could order privileged documents to be handed over.
Former Sirtex boss released on good behaviour bond after insider trading conviction
The former CEO and director of biotech company Sirtex Medical was sentenced Thursday to 18 months' imprisonment for insider trading but was released immediately on a three-year good behaviour bond.
Criminal charges ‘on the cards’ for WA businessman Chris Marco, court told
Accepting that criminal proceedings were "on the cards" for accused Ponzi schemer Chris Marco, a judge has ordered the appointment of receivers to his assets and those of his company, AMS Holdings, saying there was a strong need for an independent assessment of the investment activities of the WA businessman.
Atanaskovic Hartnell loses fee fight with company fleeced by Brody Clarke
Atanaskovic Hartnell has mostly come up short in a court battle for over $172,000 in legal fees, with a judge finding the law firm was in a "manifest position of conflict" in its dispute with two media companies defrauded by one of its former lawyers, Brody Clarke.
Pershing pleads guilty to mishandling client funds in first criminal case of its kind
The Australian arm of global financial solutions provider Pershing faces sentencing after pleading guilty to criminal offences of mishandling client funds.
ASIC actions lead to jump in criminal charges, millions in fines
Investigations by ASIC led to prosecutors laying 279 criminal charges in the last six months of 2019, an increase of 300 percent on the previous six months, the corporate watchdog's latest report reveals.
Sydney man faces conspiracy charge for alleged role in Plutus tax fraud
A 33-year-old Sydney man faces a charge of conspiring to defraud the Commonwealth for his alleged role in the Plutus Payroll fraud, a scheme that defrauded the Australian Tax Office of more than $105 million over three years.
COVID-19 could push Country Care cartel trial to next year
The jury trial for a criminal cartel case against mobility equipment provider Country Care and two employees is unlikely to start before next year due to restrictions on jury trials caused by the coronavirus pandemic, a judge has said.
Fair trial not possible in virtual courtroom, says judge overseeing Obeid, Macdonald case
A fair trial cannot be conducted in a virtual courtroom, the judge overseeing the criminal case against former NSW Labor ministers Eddie Obeid and Ian Macdonald has said in adjourning their hearing for five months.
AUSTRAC, Westpac still locked in settlement negotiations, court hears
Westpac is still locked in mediation with AUSTRAC over allegations that it committed over 23 million breaches of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws, with the bank's hopes of moving to a penalty hearing in the early part of the year fading.