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Court orders winding up of Merlin Diamonds after ‘serious contraventions’ unearthed
Restructuring & Insolvency 2020-04-01 5:02 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has ordered that Joseph ‘Diamond Joe’ Gutnik’s Merlin Diamonds be wound up after the mining company’s provisional liquidators uncovered “serious contraventions” and a “serious failure of governance”.

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Ex-director can’t grill Corrs partner in $1M share dispute
Employment 2020-02-21 12:14 pm By Miklos Bolza

A former managing director of Australian civil infrastructure contractor WBHO Infrastructure and his firm have lost their bid to cross-examine the company’s instructing solicitor at Corrs Chambers Westgarth as part of a $1 million share dispute that followed his termination.

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Provisional liquidators appointed to Merlin Diamonds to investigate concerns of ‘serious mismanagement’
Restructuring & Insolvency 2019-09-23 8:55 pm By Amelia Birnie

A judge has appointed provisional liquidators to ‘Diamond Joe’ Gutnick’s mining company Merlin Diamonds, after finding evidence of “serious mismanagement” and citing an urgent need to investigate the company’s books.

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Viterra can’t shield identity of maltsters that engaged in dodgy business practices
Trials 2019-03-27 2:01 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The judge overseeing the lengthy trial between agricultural giants Cargill and Viterra over the $420 million sale of malt producer Joe White has shot down Viterra’s request to shield the identity of malting companies that allegedly engaged in shady business practices, including using a banned substance to produce malt.

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Cargill ordered to give Glencore info on unauthorised barley use
Corporate 2019-01-14 5:08 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Agricultural giant Cargill has been ordered to hand over documents to Glencore regarding its use of an unauthorised type of barley before and after its $420 million acquisition of malt producer Joe White.

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Cargill wins bid to call King & Wood Mallesons solicitor as a witness
Trials 2018-09-11 11:29 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has granted Cargill Australia’s request to call a King & Wood Mallesons solicitor that represented Viterra as a witness in the epic trial over the $420 million sale of Viterra’s Joe White business to Cargill in 2013.

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Viterra points finger at ex-employees in trial over $420M Joe White sale
Trials 2018-08-20 9:44 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Viterra is blaming several former employees for representations made about malt quality in the lead-up to the $420 million sale of its Joe White business to Cargill Australia in 2013.

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Cargill wins bid to shield docs in case over $420M Joe White Maltings sale
Corporate 2018-04-26 8:41 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Cargill has won a discovery dispute in a case alleging fraudulent concealment by Viterra in its $420 million sale of malt producer Joe White Maltings to Cargill Australia in 2013, with a judge finding documents attached to privileged emails or emails that are part of a privileged chain are protected by legal professional privilege.

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