Neale Prior

Banned director and corporate adviser Adam Blumenthal is fighting the scope of a planned document haul by the liquidators of failed medical cannabis play Melodiol.

Liquidators of collapsed medical cannabis player Melodiol have won the go-ahead to use an SMS message to spearhead a summons aimed at banned director Adam Blumenthal.

Annie Creasy's AIM Mining has failed in another crack at Wiluna Mining despite lawyer going hard at directors.

Rare earth miner and processor Tronox has won a permanent Supreme Court injunction against self-styled whistleblower Alexander Cokic.

Mining boss Peter Bartlett cops $50,000 fine for contempt of court in his battle with former lieutenant Patrick Keogh.

The liquidators of collapsed medical cannabis group Melodiol have zeroed in on controversial payments linked to banned director Adam Blumenthal in their hunt for potential recovery actions.

Peter Bartlett's FMR Investments has won a legal battle with his ousted lieutenant Patrick Keogh over a secret gold stockpile processing operation.

Liquidators of collapsed medicinal cannabis company Melodiol Global Health want to question banned director Adam Blumenthal, but lawyers are struggling to serve him while he is overseas.

The Supreme Court judge deciding the Hope Downs ownership battle found that Lang Hancock spelt out his wishes in 1988 that 49 per cent of Hancock Prospecting go to his grandchildren after he died.

The Australian Taxation Office has won a $3 million battle with veteran resources company promoter Shane Beatty Sadleir over bills going back two decades.

Self-styled whistleblower Alexander Cokic has failed to oust a second judge from his fight with rare earths processor Tronox despite invoking the ghosts of WA Inc.

Reclusive gold entrepreneur Anton Billis could soon be on the frontline of a bills fight with the lawyers that led a successful legal campaign against his former close associate Michael Giovinazzo.

Mineral Resources claims the Pilbara Ports Authority is acting for the improper purpose of reimbursing energy giant Chevron by imposing a new shipping levy.

Chris Ellison's Mineral Resources has won access to executive-level paperwork at Pilbara Ports ahead of a $14 million legal showdown.

Clive Palmer has asked a Federal Court judge court to disqualify himself from deciding the fate of his $12 million company swindle prosecution.

Perth City Apartment Hotel boss Eddie Kamil has lost a legal battle with WA Consumer Protection Commissioner Trish Blake.

Santos has backflipped on its three-month campaign to censor a Supreme Court judgment about its secrecy-bound legal battle with former Telfer miner Newcrest.

More than two years of Federal Court probes into elusive Nathan Featherby's dealings have culminated in a Supreme Court action against Michael Povey and Charles Straw.

The Supreme Court has been asked to reveal details of a secrecy-stricken legal battle between Santos and Newcrest over a gas contract for the Telfer mining operation.

Cottesloe accountant Vittorio 'Vic' Letizia is set for a three week pre-Christmas trial over his alleged insider trading in Genesis Minerals shares.

Supreme Court judge Gary Cobby stood aside from an injunction battle after a self-styled whistleblower pointed to his work three decades ago with law firm Freehills and its connections to WA Inc.

Black Cat Syndicate is hunting traders suspected of manipulating its stock by repeatedly bidding below the gold miner's share price.

The Federal Court has cleared the way for liquidators to distribute $4.7 million to victims of Ponzi promoter Chris Marco and to keep hunting for assets linked to the convicted fraudster.

A judge has told builders to use plain language in claims after unravelling a $280,000 row that big-ticket contractor Cooper & Oxley took all the way to the Supreme Court.

Company promoter Ansh Gautam is facing multi-million-dollar claims from the Australian Taxation Office over the failure of his Avid contracting arm.

WA Police hit Tronox dissident Alexander Cokic with telecommunications abuse charge as investigators hang onto his laptop.

The WA Supreme Court has thrown out a seven year old legal action between the descendants of late Goldfields businessman Boss Jones and his brothers John and Burchell.

Tronox stops self-styled whistleblower from publishing any more company documents as battle looms.

Peeved Quintis investors face a costs blow after failing to stop receivers from selling six properties.

Wiluna Mining Corporation is set for a stock exchange comeback after Mark Creasy failed in his last bid to block the miner and gold processor's restructure.

Nufortune liquidator Cliff Rocke is targeting fellow undertaker Bob Jacobs and key suppliers in a $1 million recovery bid.

Shareholders of Kerry Stokes' Seven West Media risk losing their shares by forced sale if they don't carefully read the Southern Cross Media merger documents.