Deloitte has secured a freezing order on the assets and bank accounts of a director accused of stealing funds from the consulting giant, in what a judge has described as an alleged “remarkable fraud”.
The parents of Sydney fraudster Melissa Caddick have staked their claim over her $2.6 million Edgecliff home, which they say they have lived in since 2017 according to a binding agreement with their daughter.
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The parents of accused Sydney fraudster Melissa Caddick may need to bring court proceedings to retain their $2.6 million Edgecliff home and recoup $1.2 million they gave to their daughter for the mortgage.
A judge has awarded $43 million to National Australia Bank in its lawsuit against former directors of failed retailer Dick Smith, but threw out claims against company directors brought by HSBC and the retailer’s receivers.
A judge has set aside a liquidator’s bid for public examination of National Rugby League boss Todd Greenberg and another high-ranking officer, finding the summonses were an “abuse of process” and that the company behind them had entered into liquidation for the sole purpose of grilling the officials.
Oil exploration company Paltar Petroleum will be wound up after a judge rejected a proposed deed of company arrangement as containing “too much uncertainty”.