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Directed Electronics wins $168.5M in Hanhwa trade secrets case
Intellectual Property 2023-12-21 11:12 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Automotive electronics company Directed Electronics has won a $168.5 million award after a judge found its former manager and South Korean giant Hanhwa engaged in a “reprehensible” trade secrets theft.

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Banned financial adviser faces charges of giving misleading information to ASIC
White Collar 2023-12-18 11:03 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A now-banned financial adviser has been hit with two charges of providing misleading information to the corporate regulator during a compulsory examination.

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Jan Cameron found guilty of failing to disclose interest in Bellamy’s
White Collar 2023-12-15 10:43 pm By Sam Matthews

Former Bellamyā€™s Australia director Jan Cameron has been found guilty of two counts of breaching the Corporations Act, following an investigation by the corporate regulator over her failure to disclose her stake in the baby formula company.Ā 

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Continental Coal ex-director Peter Landau gets jail time for stealing
Energy & Natural Resources 2023-12-12 11:43 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A former director of failed Perth mining company Continental Coal has been jailed for more than three and a half years after pleading guilty to multiple crimes, including stealing $2.2 million and forging a bank statement.

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Melissa Caddick’s son to keep half of sneaker collection in deal with receivers
Restructuring & Insolvency 2023-11-13 3:10 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The receivers of Sydney fraudster Melissa Caddick’s estate have reached an agreement with her husband on a small pool of remaining assets in dispute that will see half of her teenaged son’s sneaker collection sold to repay defrauded investors.

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Ralan managing director pleads guilty to fraud over $251M loans
White Collar 2023-11-01 3:45 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The former managing director of property developer Ralan Group could face up to 60 years in prison after pleading guilty to six fraud offences over loans the defunct corporate group took out to fund several projects in Sydney.Ā 

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Firms linked to banned businessman face charges after ASIC probe
Financial Services 2023-10-30 11:38 pm By Christine Caulfield

Charges have been laid against two financial services companies associated with investment promoter David Henty Sutton, who was slapped with a lifetime ban by the corporate regulator this year.

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Ex-CEO of stockbroker BBY charged with aiding fraud
Financial Services 2023-10-10 9:44 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The former CEO of collapsed Sydney stockbroking firm BBY Limited has been charged with two counts of aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring fraud.

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ME Bank pleads guilty to misleading borrowers, says crime didn’t hurt anyone
Financial Services 2023-09-07 11:00 pm By Sam Matthews

Direct bank Members Equity has pleaded guilty to criminal charges over misleading representations to customers, but a judge has questioned the bankā€™s submissions in favour of a low penalty, noting it was only ā€œhappenstanceā€ that a systems glitch didnā€™t lead to worse outcomes for customers.

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Receivers reach agreement with Melissa Caddick’s husband
Restructuring & Insolvency 2023-09-06 11:53 pm By Sam Matthews

The receivers of Melissa Caddickā€™s estate have reached an in-principle agreement with the Sydney frauster’s husband and son in relation to the division of a small number of remaining assets.

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