On questioning by a judge, Star’s former top lawyer has denied making a mistake by failing to tell the board about issues with junket Suncity in May 2018, but said her view was different now with hindsight.
During trial on Monday, ASIC also accused Star’s former top lawyer of giving false evidence about alleged cash for chip transactions in junket operator Suncity’s VIP room.
A judge has questioned the need for solicitors in a class action against Jaguar to be involved in discovery of internal investigations by the car maker when a technical referee is to be appointed.
The Star’s former CEO has told a court he thought a general counsel was “painting very dramatic pictures” when he voiced concerns about cash transactions in junket operator Suncity’s VIP room.
A judge has rejected claims from Super Retail Group’s former top lawyer that suppression orders over details of an alleged settlement should be lifted so she can respond to the company’s “defamatory” version of events in the media, calling her claims “a bare assertion”.
Mayfield Development is barred from bringing claims already traversed in a competition case by the ACCC that was thrown out by a court, NSW Ports has told an appeals court.
A judge is not ready to hear a bid to summarily dismiss a “long and tortured” case alleging University of Sydney postgraduate students were underpaid, calling it a “monumental waste of time”.
A judge has questioned the former CEO of Star about a report that contained “startling” information about the casino’s significant junket operator Suncity that linked it to organised crime.
A judge hearing two enforcement cases by regulators against embattled casino operator Star Entertainment has flagged the potential appearance of bias if he continues to preside over both proceedings.
Facing a grilling at trial in ASIC’s money laundering case, Star’s former boss has been accused of giving a false account of a conversation he had with the casino operator’s head of due diligence.