The legal battle between Clive Palmer and business partner CITIC Pacific has taken a new twist with the Chinese group suing the mining entrepreneur-turned-politician personally over the alleged removal of about $12 million from a trust account.

The legal battle between Clive Palmer and business partner CITIC Pacific has taken a new twist with the Chinese group suing the mining entrepreneur-turned-politician personally over the alleged removal of about $12 million from a trust account.