A judge has questioned whether former Tennis Australia director Harold Mitchell effectively sidelined CEO Steve Wood during negotiations for the Australian Open TV rights.
Former Tennis Australia director Harold Mitchell inappropriately helped Seven West Media win the rights to the Australian Open in 2013,a court has heard.
Bruce McWilliam's second day in the witness box has focused on what he knew about a long-standing feud between former Tennis Australia director Harold Mitchell and Network 10.
The court heard the evidence of a possible commercial relationship between adman Harold Mitchell and Seven emerged after an anonymous whistleblower contacted the regulator.
The corporate regulator alleges Harold Mitchell passed on information to Bruce McWilliam about rival bidders to Seven.
Former Tennis Australia director Harold Mitchell pushed to create a subcommittee that never actually met before it recommended Seven's Australian Open offer,court hears.
Former Tennis Australia director Harold Mitchell informed Channel 7 that it had competition from a rival bidder for the rights,a court has heard.
Harold Mitchell will stand for re-election to the board of Crown Resorts despite the corporate watchdog seeking orders to ban him from running corporations.
A trove of documents filed in the court case shed new light on an ASIC investigation into Tennis Australia over the 2013 Australian Open broadcast rights.
Lawyers for the adman say they have had to drag ASIC"kicking and screaming"into handing over documents.
Lawyers for advertising ace Mr Mitchell will on Thursday front the Federal Court to demand the corporate watchdog hand over a cache of documents.