Articles by David Thackeray

Amanda Young conceals her face as she leaves court. A harrowing portrait of a problem-plagued life made worse by alleged workplace bullying and harassment unfolded yesterday as ex-liquidator Amanda Young testified ahead of her sentencing on charges of stealing tens of thousands of dollars while employed as a salaried partner at the Sydney office of insolvency firm Jirsch Sutherland. Young, who in February pleaded guilty…

By two to one the eminences of the NSW Supreme Court of Appeal have given the nod to Hastie Group liquidators PPB as they battle to keep secret the contents of a report produced by audit expert Chris Westworth. The report is central to a deal inked with the Maurice Blackburn-backed Claims Funding Australia (CFA) that is bankrolling PPB’s pursuit of professional negligence claims against Hastie’s former auditors,…