Jack Hynes

The former administrators of Callide Power Station are locked in a dispute with IG Power over their remuneration, with a court hearing that only very minor concessions had been made to close a $1.5 million gap between them.

The liquidators of a subsidiary of collapsed media company Big Un have lodged an appeal after a judge tossed their case against financier First Class Capital alleging a three million share purchase was part of a scheme to inflate the company's stock price. 

Class action barristers were strongly represented in this year's crop of new silks in NSW, with 8 out of 20 boasting expertise in representative proceedings.

The liquidators of a subsidiary of collapsed media company Big Un have lost their case against financier First Class Capital alleging a three million share purchase was part of a scheme to inflate the company's stock price. 

A judge has scolded former directors of Mosaic Brands after they failed to comply with orders made last week ahead of a 10-day public examination as special purpose liquidators investigate $196 million in potential insolvent trading claims and directors duty breach claims.

Former directors of failed clothing retailer Mosaic Brands are claiming privilege over retainer letters between Deloitte and the company as special purpose liquidators investigate potential insolvent trading and directors duty breach claims.

Granting a joinder bid in an unfair preferences case over the failure of carpentry firm Empryl, a judge has urged the Federal Court's rules committee to resolve a question hanging over liquidators seeking to bring proceedings against multiple defendants.

A judge has urged the Federal Court's rules committee to settle a question hanging over liquidators seeking to bring unfair preferences proceedings against multiple defendants.

A deed of company arrangement for three companies associated with developer Descon-Adcon has fallen apart after former boss Danny Isaac failed to make a $5 million contribution required under the rescue plan. 

A judge has given the administrator for billionaire Sanjeev Gupta's Tahmoor Coal two more weeks to prove that creditors would be better off under a sale process than a liquidation.