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Baker McKenzie dragged into lawsuit over Armour takeover
Corporate 2024-05-21 2:51 pm By Sam Matthews

Baker McKenzie has been dragged into a court case brought by a shareholder and creditor of failed energy company Armour Group, which alleges the law firm was knowingly involved in a plan by China-based Shunkang Group to take control of the company for cheap.

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Shandee Blackburn’s mum loses bid for serious harm hearing in defamation case
Defamation 2024-03-05 10:46 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The mother of murder victim Shandee Blackburn has lost her bid to have a judge decide ahead of trial whether acquitted suspect John Peros suffered serious harm from Facebook posts that allegedly accused him of being a murderer.

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ASIC dodges indemnity costs for ‘unreasonable’ rejection of settlement in case against liquidator
Restructuring & Insolvency 2023-11-23 9:21 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

ASIC has escaped an individual insolvency practitionerā€™s bid for indemnity costs in its failed case alleging illegal phoenix activity, with a judge finding the regulator did not unreasonably reject a settlement offer that would have netted it ā€œa considerably better resultā€ than it won at trial.

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ASIC suffers significant loss in ‘illegal phoenix’ case against liquidator
Restructuring & Insolvency 2023-08-18 11:32 pm By Christine Caulfield

The corporate regulator has failed in its case targeting an individual insolvency practitioner for alleged illegal phoenix activity.

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Vannin Capital wins $44.5M judgment against Clive Palmer companies
Contracts 2023-02-10 10:48 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Clive Palmer’s Queensland Nickel and three other Palmer-related entities have been ordered to pay $44.5 million (US$30.8 million) to litigation funder Vannin Capital for defaulting on a loan for a private jet.

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‘Fugitive’ Bill Papas entitled to protect lawyer’s notes, court told
White Collar 2022-04-13 4:17 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A lawyer for Forum Finance director Bill Papas has argued the alleged fraudster should be able to shield documents held by his former lawyer under a claim for legal professional privilege despite being a ā€œfugitiveā€ from contempt charges.

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ASIC grills brother of former Nuix CFO as part of insider trading probe
Securities 2022-02-07 10:01 pm By Christine Caulfield

The corporate regulator has confirmed it has questioned the brother of former Nuix CFO Stephen Doyle and might seek further examination as part of its ongoing investigation of the troubled tech company.

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ASIC issues notices to Nuix as part of investigation
Corporate 2021-09-02 11:16 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission issued notices Thursday to Nuix seeking documents in its investigation of the troubled tech company.

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Former Nuix CFO, family members caught up in $17.8M insider trading probe
White Collar 2021-06-29 2:20 pm By Christine Caulfield

The corporate regulator has secured a travel ban against the brother of former Nuix CFO Stephen Doyle as it pursues a criminal investigation of alleged insider trading by the executive and his family.

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‘Novel and invasive’: Clive Palmer can’t get law firm docs for Queensland Nickel case
Restructuring & Insolvency 2021-02-19 10:59 pm By Miklos Bolza

Two Clive Palmer companies have again been blocked from accessing documents held by two law firms and a litigation funder to pursue a potential lawsuit against Queensland Nickel, with an appeal court dismissing the bid as “unmeritorious”.

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