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Billabong founder Gordon Merchant has won the ear of the High Court in his fight over what the ATO claims was a "wash sale" of his 10 million shares in the retailer, but the justices have also agreed to hear the tax office's appeal.
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A court has found that United Petroleum is not bound by the terms of a signed lease offer sent to a neighbouring Gold Coast pharmacy operator, ruling the company’s property consultant had no authority to negotiate or enter into a new lease on its behalf.
Brisbane-based law firm Cooper Grace Ward has lured a corporate law expert from K&L Gates to join its partnership.
Billabong founder Gordon Merchant has lost his challenge to a decision by the ATO to increase his tax liability to $31 million, finding that he conducted a “wash sale” of his Billabong shares and engaged in dividend stripping on the sale of bio plastics manufacturer Plantic Technologies.
An appeals court has found that barrister’s fees are not excluded as a recoverable outlay under worker’s compensation regulations.
The High Court has found a Whitsundays resort is not vicariously liable for the actions of an employee who urinated on his roommate in staff accommodation after a night of drinking, finding the act had "no real connection" to his employment.
The High Court has taken up the appeal of a Whitsundays resort that was ordered to pay $430,738 to an employee whose roommate in staff accommodation urinated on him after a night of drinking.
The owner of a Whitsundays resort has been ordered to hand over $430,738 to an employee whose roommate in staff accommodation allegedly urinated on him after a night of drinking.
A former TechnologyOne executive has lost his application for special leave to appeal a judgment throwing out a $5.2 million bullying judgment in his favour, but has vowed to seek up to $25 million in a retrial against his former employer.
A former senior executive of TechnologyOne wants the High Court to take up his unfair dismissal case after the software company won its challenge to his $5.2 million win.