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Judge won’t join insurer to Reed Construction liquidator’s insolvent trading case
Restructuring & Insolvency 2019-08-12 5:55 pm By Amelia Birnie

A judge has refused to join the insurer of collapsed Sydney builder Reed Constructions to insolvent trading proceedings brought by the company’s liquidators, after finding it was unreasonable to expect the insurance company to irrevocably confirm coverage.

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Docs seized in AFP raid of convicted land mogul’s offices can be handed to liquidators
Restructuring & Insolvency 2019-08-07 8:25 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Full Federal Court has dismissed two appeals by convicted land mogul Allen Caratti seeking to prevent liquidators of five of his companies from obtaining documents seized in two 2015 raids by the Australian Federal Police.

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NAB, ex-Walton Construction exec may face $70M suit by special purpose liquidator
Restructuring & Insolvency 2019-08-07 3:30 pm By Miklos Bolza

National Australia Bank and the director of the collapsed Walton Construction face a possible lawsuit over more than $70 million in claims after the Federal Court gave the greenlight to the appointment of a special purpose liquidator to pursue the case.

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‘Nothing more than a witch hunt’: Clive Palmer agrees to multimillion dollar Queensland Nickel settlement
Restructuring & Insolvency 2019-08-06 8:20 pm By Amelia Birnie

Mining magnate Clive Palmer says he feels “vindicated” after reaching a multimillion dollar settlement that resolves the majority of claims brought against him following the $200 million collapse of his company Queensland Nickel in 2016.

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London City Equities wins bid to expand case against Ernst & Young over Penrice collapse
Restructuring & Insolvency 2019-08-05 10:49 pm By Christine Caulfield

Investment firm London City Equities has secured court approval to bring an expanded case against accounting giant Ernst & Young over its auditing of collapsed soda ash maker Penrice.

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ASIC ‘plucking numbers out of the air’ in penalty hearing for Vocation execs, court told
Securities 2019-07-31 8:15 pm By Amelia Birnie

Lawyers for former Vocation CEO Mark Hutchinson say the corporate regulator is “plucking numbers out of the air” in its bid to secure disqualifications of up to eight years against the former executives who breached their directors’ duties in relation to the collapsed education provider.

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Arrium directors in firing line after three-year investigation into $4B collapse
Restructuring & Insolvency 2019-07-23 4:39 pm By Amelia Birnie

Insolvency firm Kordamentha has filed proceedings against ten former directors of the Arrium Group, accusing them of breaching of their duties to prevent insolvent trading after the steel giant collapsed with almost $4 billion in debt.

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Judge dismisses ‘puzzling’ bid to boot FW Projects liquidators
Restructuring & Insolvency 2019-07-18 8:49 pm By Miklos Bolza

Two construction companies have lost what a court has called a “puzzling” bid to oust the liquidators of collapsed FW Projects amidst a legal battle in the NSW Supreme Court over the property developer’s remaining assets.

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Liquidator admits ‘significant deficiencies’ and agrees to 10-year ban
Restructuring & Insolvency 2019-07-17 10:07 pm By Miklos Bolza

Veritas Advisory liquidator David Iannuzzi has admitted to “quite significant deficiencies” in his conduct as a liquidator and agreed to a 10-year ban from serving as an insolvency practitioner.

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Embattled ex-Quintis boss loses $13.3M sandalwood plantation loan dispute
Restructuring & Insolvency 2019-07-08 4:22 pm By Miklos Bolza

Frank Wilson, solicitor and founder of failed sandalwood producer Quintis, has been ordered by a court to repay a $13.3 million loan used to invest in a 215 hectare Indian sandalwood plantation.

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