Melbourne accounting firm Blue Rock’s bid to stop a former associate director from soliciting clients to her new firm Nexia has failed, with a judge finding no evidence of an unfair threat to Blue Rock.
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 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.
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.
Companies are facing complex challenges in managing information security due to rapidly evolving cyber threats and a complicated regulatory landscape, according to a new technology partner at Gadens.
Melbourne accounting firm Blue Rock has taken its former associate director of accounting to court, claiming she breached her employment contract by making the jump to competitor Nexia.
A judge is concerned that if he approves all payouts sought by lawyers and funders from a $13.5 million settlement in a class action against a Quintis director, group members will only he left with just 18 per cent.
A judge has imposed penalties against Star’s former managing director and former CFO as part of settlements reached with the corporate regulator, as trial against nine other executives continues.
A lawsuit alleging accounting firm Pitcher Partners was involved in race car driver Max Twigg’s misappropriation of $127 million from his family has settled for $25 million plus costs.
Star’s former managing director Greg Hawkins has reached a mid-trial settlement with the corporate regulator in its case over the casino operator’s alleged lax money laundering compliance.