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ATO, Costs, Fees, Judgment, Liquidations, Liquidators, SPL 21 February 2020

At liberty to make misery but so far nothing to show

KordaMentha’s Rahul Goyal. KordaMentha’s Jennifer Nettleton Rahul Goyal and Jennifer Nettleton have been granted liberty to make misery for rival Schon Condon as they ponder whether or not to pursue a special costs order against him. Being the special purpose liquidators (SPLs) of former precious metal refiner ACN 154 520 199 Pty Ltd, the KordaMentha pair recently applied for approval of almost $385,000 in fees…

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Conduct, Costs, Social/Professional 24 April 2019

PwC trawls Jirsch files in fraud aftermath

Sacked Jirsch Sutherland partner Amanda Young. Image: Linked In. The costs keep mounting for Jirsch Sutherland with the firm engaging PwC to conduct an exhaustive audit of its systems and files in the wake of the alleged misappropriation of approximately $238,000 by former partner Amanda Young. A spokeswoman for Jirsch yesterday confirmed the engagement, which INO understands will attempt to identify how Young, whose employment…