Extraordinary scenes as the entire workforce of the Aussie company rallies in support of the boss who will challenge his wife in the Family Court
- Extraordinary scenes outside the Sydney Family Court
- Blue-collar staff in hi-vis rallied to support their boss
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Extraordinary scenes unfolded outside the Family Court in Sydney as the entire staff of a business rallied to support their boss in his bitter battle with his ex-wife.
Men wearing hi-vis jackets gathered outside the court entrance in the city’s CBD on Monday as a hearing was held between the company boss and his former partner.
Bystanders watched curiously as the men flashed their company’s logo in a show of force on the footpath near the extremely private and security-conscious court complex.
Denying the group was staging a protest, one of the men told Daily Mail Australia, “We don’t have signs or slogans, we’re just here to show support for the boss.”
At the hearing before a Family Court judge, the husband’s lawyer claimed the company boss was “trying to keep the business afloat, keep the employees working” and blamed the “wife” for the company being threatened with liquidation.
The entire staff of a company gathered outside the Family Court on Monday to support their boss’ bitter battle with his ex-wife.
Staff in hi-vis jackets clustered around the entrance to the privacy and security-conscious Family Court of Australia on Goulburn Street
He said the woman had placed an order on one of the company’s properties “to prevent its sale … leading to the financial jeopardy of this current business”.
The court was told: ‘The husband is … the person in charge who runs the day-to-day operations.
‘The woman wants to take him out of this and put in a professional (receiver)’.
“The man has important contacts with third parties, personal relationships. Things may never be the same again.’
However, the woman’s lawyer argued there had been a decline in the business’s financial credibility, cash flow issues and an unpaid tax bill of nearly half a million dollars.
The court heard the business had current liabilities of more than $11 million and debts of $8 million.
As the men showed their strength outside, inside, the boss’s lawyer argued he was ‘trying to keep the business going, keep the employees working’
The judge was ‘very persuaded’ by the husband’s argument and questioned his objections to the installation of a receiver.
The judge said that if the financial remedies are not pursued ‘not a receiver but a liquidator will be appointed’.
The judge said the way the financial and other documents were presented to the court was ‘simply extraordinary’.
The judge also questioned the fact that the husband had borrowed $1.7 million to keep the business afloat.
“The man has done his best in trying to save this business, its employees and its stakeholders,” the lawyers claimed.
The case continues. None of the parties involved in this story could be identified for legal reasons.
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