The Latest Breaking News from Brigitte Markovic

Auditors of Melissa Caddick's fraudulent accounts will pay hoodwinked investors $3.5 million, but half of this will be snapped up by lawyers and funders.

Moves to make regional airline Rex more commercially desirable have been flagged as administrators struggle to find a buyer to keep the company afloat.

Singer Katy Perry has lost a trademark case brought against her by an Australian fashion designer of the same name over merchandise sold on her 2014 tour

Judge calls case ‘tale of two women, two teenage dreams and one name’

A tale of "two teenage dreams" has ended in a nightmare for pop superstar Katy Perry, with one of her companies infringing on the trademark of a Sydney fashion designer.

An Australian fashion designer who shares her name with American singer Katy Perry is entitled to an injunction to prevent one of the pop star's corporate interests from further infringing on her trademark, a judge rules.

Jewellery including Dior and Cartier watches, diamond and sapphire rings and earrings belonging to alleged fraudster Melissa Caddick could be up for auction as receivers attempt to recoup millions for out-of-pocket investors, a court has heard.

The sale of accused fraudster Melissa Caddick's Sydney property "should proceed posthaste" a judge has said, as a possible court battle brews between her parents and out-of-pocket investors.