CHILDCARE giant ABC Learning Centres and its staffing agency 123 Careers will battle for control over 8000 staff in Queensland's Supreme Court tomorrow.

ABC Learning's receiver, McGrathNicol, is believed to be pursuing 123 Careers, also in liquidation, for a refund. Mr Groves is involved in court proceedings on a number of fronts.

SEVERAL kilometres from a childcare facility partly owned by ABC Learning Centres, there's a brown house with a spectacular view of the gambling mecca of Las Vegas.