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Former Bechtel exec wins appeal, can claim $11.8M share loss as tax deduction
A former executive of engineering giant Bechtel will be allowed to deduct over $11.8 million in share losses from his taxable income after successfully challenging a ruling to the Full Federal Court, in a decision that clarifies taxation law for income and capital regarding asset trades.
GIlbert + Tobin opposes fix to Charif Kazal’s ‘incomprehensible’ lawsuit
Gilbert + Tobin is seeking to shut down a lawsuit brought by a firm owned by Sydney business owners Charif and Tarek Kazal after the Federal Court gave the company one last chance to fix what a judge called the "simply incomprehensible" pleadings.
Training college Unique cops $4M penalty in ACCC case
Unique International College has been slapped with a $4.165 million penalty after a court found the defunct vocational trainer engaged in unconscionable conduct in enrolling students in courses costing up to $22,000.
Businessman Charif Kazal gets last chance to fix ‘incomprehensible’ case against Gilbert + Tobin
A judge has given Sydney businessman Charif Kazal a third and final opportunity to replead his “simply incomprehensible” case against Gilbert + Tobin over the law firm's involvement in a business dispute concerning a lucrative waste facility, despite saying it took “an entire week to understand the arcane obscurities” of the pleading.
Lloyd’s loses bid for quick dismissal of NAB’s $655M insurance lawsuit
Three syndicates of Lloyd's London have failed in their bid to toss a case brought by National Australia Bank seeking £357 million ($655 million) in insurance claims relating to two consumer redress schemes in the UK.