Conflict

VAs and ATO at odds over alleged $150m fraud

Jones Partners principal Bruce Gleeson. Jones Partners Daniel Soire. Barring any road to Damascus conversion, Bruce Gleeson and Daniel Soire might anticipate hostility from certain quarters when they finally reconvene the second meeting of creditors of Dalma Form Specialist Pty Ltd (DFS). The Jones Partners‘ pair adjourned the second meeting on February 7 for up to 45 business days, ostensibly so they could conduct investigations…

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Straw director fooled them all, including himself

Grant Thornton’s John McInerney. Grant Thornton’s Phil Campbell-Wilson. It all started when lawyer Thomas Russell sent an email on July 2, 2019 to then Jirsch Sutherland partner Sule Arnautovic. Russell wanted to set up a time to discuss a potential VA appointment. He told Arnautovic he acted for Florian Heymans, the sole director of two companies operating under the Robust Construction Services Pty Ltd banner….