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Liquidators removed for $69M demand against Billi directors
Restructuring & Insolvency 2023-06-19 4:53 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has removed two liquidators as administrators of a defunct company after finding they abused the court’s processes by demanding $69 million in damages from the directors of water filtration business Billi.

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Court approves $6.3M class action settlement against Linchpin directors
Settlement 2023-06-19 1:54 pm By Cindy Cameronne

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.

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Banksia class action judge to OK settlements with former silk, cost consultant
Class Actions 2023-06-16 1:48 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has indicated he will approve settlements totalling $2.7 million reached with disgraced senior barrister Norman O’Bryan and a cost consultant retained by the legal team behind the Banksia class action fraud.

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Judge signals approval of class action settlement with Linchpin directors
Class Actions 2023-06-16 11:55 pm By Sam Matthews

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.

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Class action against KPMG, CuDeco directors wants insurance docs to avoid ‘train wreck’
Class Actions 2023-06-13 11:59 pm By Gareth Baker

A shareholder class action against KPMG and the directors of defunct mining company CuDeco is seeking insurance information and a limited number of documents from the directors ahead of mediation, to avoid a “train wreck” of a case, a court has heard.

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Big Un’s CFO charged with insider trading in latest action over failed company
White Collar 2023-06-13 3:49 pm By Christine Caulfield

The former chief financial officer of Big Un has become the third person to be charged with insider trading connected to shares in the defunct video producer.

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Parents of fraudster Melissa Caddick paid $1M to vacate Edgecliff property
Restructuring & Insolvency 2023-06-05 11:14 pm By Sam Matthews

The parents of deceased fraudster Melissa Caddick will take $950,000 to move out of a multi-million dollar property in Sydney’s East, which will now be sold by receivers.

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Virgin class action wants DOCA indemnity clause amended to reflect ‘what creditors were told’
Restructuring & Insolvency 2023-05-31 4:39 pm By Sam Matthews

A class action of bond holders accusing Virgin Australia of failing to disclose its true financial position in a 2019 prospectus for a capital raising wants a contentious indemnity clause in the airline’s DOCA narrowed, in proceedings a judge has said “increasingly resemble a farce”.

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In battle of Spitfire creditors, appeals court provides clarity on R&D refunds
Appeals 2023-05-31 2:22 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A private investment fund has won its claim as a secured creditor over $2 million in research and development tax refunds that a court previously found should go to employees in a fight over funds remaining following the collapse of fintech Spitfire Corporation. 

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Banton Group snags two ‘hardcore litigators’ to power overseas expansion
Business of Law 2023-05-31 5:05 pm By Gareth Baker

Boutique litigation firm Banton Group has hired Laura Keily and Ryan McCrosson as name partners, as as the firm eyes expansion into the US, UK and Cayman markets.

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