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Viterra rejected $85M offer to settle Cargill lawsuit over Joe White sale
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-03-02 10:27 pm By Sam Matthews

Grain producer Viterra, which has been ordered to pay $293 million to Cargill Australia for making misleading representations during the sale of malt producer Joe White, rejected an offer to settle the lawsuit for $85 million, a court has heard.

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Viterra hit with $124M in interest on top of $168.9M in damages owed to Cargill
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-02-28 5:54 pm By Sam Matthews

Grain producer Viterra has been ordered to pay Cargill Australia $124 million in pre-judgment interest on top of the $168.9 million it was ordered to pay after a judge found it misrepresented the performance capabilities of Joe White during the $420 million sale of the malt producer.

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GetSwift says stock price drop didn’t prove ‘materiality’ of ASX statements
Securities 2022-02-24 10:22 pm By Sam Matthews

Logistics company GetSwift will argue on appeal that a judge who found the company took a “PR-driven approach” to ASX statements was wrong in his assessment of whether those statements contained material omissions.

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JWS lures tax partners from Deloitte, KPMG Law
Johnson Winter Slattery 2022-02-24 3:36 pm By Bianca Hrovat

Johnson Winter & Slattery has snagged two tax bigwigs from Deloitte and KPMG Law to meet growing client demand for tax advice from law firms.

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GetSwift appeals judgment scathing of ‘PR-driven’ approach to disclosures
Securities 2022-02-22 10:28 pm By Christine Caulfield

Logistics company GetSwift and its directors are appealing a win for ASIC in the regulator’s case that alleged they breached their continuous disclosure obligations and engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct in the release of 22 ASX announcements.

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Viterra to pay $168.9M for misleading Cargill during Joe White sale
Corporate 2022-02-17 2:05 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Grain producer Viterra will be ordered to pay Cargill Australia $168.9 million after a judge found the Glencore-owned company  misrepresented the performance capabilities of malt producer Joe White when it sold the company for $420 million in 2013.

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Aware Finance cops $20M penalty in ASIC fees for no service action
Financial Services 2022-02-17 9:04 pm By Sam Matthews

Aware Finance, formerly StatePlus, has been fined $20 million for charging over 25,000 customers approximately $50 million for services they did not receive. 

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Class action funder says perceived 7-Eleven ‘pressure’ relevant to $25M commission bid
Class Actions 2022-02-15 5:51 pm By Christine Caulfield

Evidence of anxiety felt by 7-Eleven franchisees leading class actions against the convenience store giant was relevant to whether the funder could earn a $25 million commission from the proceeds of a settlement, a court has heard.

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Court finds Viterra engaged in deceit during $420M Joe White sale
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-01-28 10:58 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Food giant Cargill Australia has won its lawsuit against Glencore-owned Viterra alleging it misrepresented the performance capabilities of malt producer Joe White when it sold the company for $420 million in 2013.

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Google claims ‘devastating’ impact on internet if defamation ruling upheld
High Court 2022-01-24 2:11 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Google has argued there would be a “devastating” effect on the internet if the High Court upholds a judgment awarded to gangland lawyer George Defteros that found the tech giant liable for linking to an allegedly defamatory article.

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