Bartley Cohen Law

A barrister who failed to disclose his contempt conviction and flew to China when required to attend court has been denied a practising certificate, with a judge unimpressed at attempts to justify his conduct.

An appeals court has granted the Commonwealth’s bid to suppress material relating to its “conduct after capture” training in a discrimination case brought by a former ADF member, finding that a document is not in the public domain simply because it is available for inspection on the court file.

Four current and former Linchpin Capital directors have been disqualified from heading up companies and hit with a combined $390,000 in penalties, after a judge found they improperly used their positions as directors to line their own pockets.

A judge has approved a settlement with former directors of collapsed advisory firm Linchpin Capital under which insurer RiverStone will pay $6.3 million, which will be used to fund the investor class action’s claims against AIG.

A settlement with directors in an investor class action brought over the collapse of advisory firm Linchpin Capital is in the interests of group members, a judge has said.

The applicant in an investor class action over the collapse of advisory firm Linchpin Capital and Endeavour Securities has raised concerns about the authenticity of Linchpin’s business records, which it wants to put into evidence at trial in two months.

A judge overseeing an investor class action over the collapse of advisory firm Linchpin Capital has questioned whether he has to “effectively second guess” a law firm’s advice given to group members about a partial settlement. 

A judge has refused American International Group’s bid to withdraw an admission that directors of defunct advisory firm Linchpin Capital were covered under a D&O policy in an investor class action that has settled against everyone but the insurer. 

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has won its case against four Linchpin Capital directors after a judge found they duped their clients into lining the directors’ pockets and benefitting the parent company.

An investor class action has reached a settlement with four former directors of defunct Linchpin Capital, leaving only allegations against AIG Insurance, which is allegedly seeking to withdraw an admission that directors were insured under a D&O policy.