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The 'cunning' plan that could see Mark Bryers in jail
“I want to get to a point that, if anybody gets asked about who owns, ultimately, this group of companies, that the Federals, the ATO, the such and such, can’t get to the f***** truth.” That's what former Blue Chip principal Mark Bryers told Sydney construction boss George Ale...
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Split RMA in two, radically reduce district plans, taskforce report recommends
After 29 years of argument and increasing complexity, the Resource Management Act needs to be split in two and the patchwork of competing regional plans drastically shrunk.
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Directors left Mainzeal creditors better off - Yan's lawyer
Mainzeal’s creditors were actually better off as result of the company continuing to trade during a period where the High Court found the directors had breached their duties, according to counsel for the failed construction firm's principal, Richard Yan. David Chisholm QC mad...
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Mainzeal appeal: Did trial judge go rogue?
The Mainzeal directors found liable for reckless trading are arguing the trial judge went rogue as they appeal a $36 million judgment against them. Former Prime Minister Jenny Shipley, Peter Gomm, Clive Tilby and Richard Yan are appealing Justice Francis Cooke’s finding that t...
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With a professional career spanning New Zealand, Singapore, and London, Victoria Young has been with BusinessDesk since 2019, initially as a senior reporter before taking on the role of investigations editor in 2022, then editor in 2024.
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