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Judge asks ex-Star GC if she made mistake in not advising board on Suncity
Trials 2025-03-18 11:51 pm By Cindy Cameronne

On questioning by a judge, Star’s former top lawyer has denied making a mistake by failing to tell the board about issues with junket Suncity in May 2018, but said her view was different now with hindsight. 

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Ex-Star GC tells court she had no independent reporting obligation to board
Trials 2025-03-17 11:25 pm By Cindy Cameronne

During trial on Monday, ASIC also accused Star’s former top lawyer of giving false evidence about alleged cash for chip transactions in junket operator Suncity’s VIP room.

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Ex-Star CEO thought GC was being ‘dramatic’ when raising Suncity concerns
Trials 2025-03-12 11:35 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Star’s former CEO has told a court he thought a general counsel was “painting very dramatic pictures” when he voiced concerns about cash transactions in junket operator Suncity’s VIP room.

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Judge grills ex-Star boss over ‘startling’ report on Suncity junket
Trials 2025-03-06 5:23 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has questioned the former CEO of Star about a report that contained “startling” information about the casino’s significant junket operator Suncity that linked it to organised crime. 

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Star’s former CEO accused of ‘false account’ in money laundering trial
Trials 2025-03-05 11:19 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Facing a grilling at trial in ASIC’s money laundering case, Star’s former boss has been accused of giving a false account of a conversation he had with the casino operator’s head of due diligence.

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Quintis misled the market, but class action’s loss narrative lost the case
Class Actions 2025-02-25 11:50 pm By Christine Caulfield

In tossing the sixth securities class action to go to trial in recent years, a Federal Court judge has shown the task of proving shareholder loss is a doozy.

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Shareholder class action against EY, Quintis founder dismissed by court
Class Actions 2025-02-24 9:44 am By Christine Caulfield

Although finding the former director of Quintis and its auditor, EY, engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct, a judge has dimissed a class action by the sandalwood producer’s shareholders.

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S&P fails in bid for all class action expert evidence to be thrown out
Class Actions 2025-02-13 3:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Ahead of an eight-week trial in an investor class action in July, ratings agency S&P has lost its bid to throw out the entirety of the expert evidence in the case.

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Former Star execs ignored ‘brazen’ money laundering risks, court told
Trials 2025-02-10 11:03 pm By Cindy Cameronne

On day one of trial in ASIC’s case accusing ten Star executives of turning a blind eye to money laundering, the court heard about a blue esky bag full of cash and people hiding under blankets to avoid CCTV.

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Law firm can’t dodge $5.4M security in Macquarie class action
Class Actions 2025-01-06 7:24 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Maurice Blackburn is stuck paying $5.4 million in security in a flex commissions class action against Macquarie, with a judge saying it represents a “business risk willingly undertaken”.

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