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Virgin Australia won’t take financial hit from shareholder class action
Securities 2022-05-13 10:02 pm By Christine Caulfield

A shareholder class action against Virgin Australia over representations made in a prospectus for a $324 million capital raising won’t put a dent in the airline’s financials, the company said Friday.

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Crown Resorts must tell class action what board knew about money laundering
Class Actions 2022-05-12 4:44 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge overseeing a shareholder class action against Crown Resorts has ordered the casino giant to give details of board members’ knowledge about two bank accounts which were allegedly used to launder hundreds of millions of dollars.

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Ex-Bellamy’s director Jan Cameron sues to avoid tax on sale of 2.5M shares
Tax 2022-05-11 5:00 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Former Bellamy’s Australia director Jan Cameron has filed proceedings against the Australian Taxation Office to avoid paying capital gains tax on the sale of 2.5 million shares in the organic baby food company 2018.

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ASIC says Australian Mines lied about funding for ‘critical’ $500M project
Energy & Natural Resources 2022-05-10 4:53 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The corporate regulator has taken Australian Mines to court after its managing director was allegedly caught lying at an investment conference about the value of an offtake agreement and funding for a project at its cobalt and nickel mine in Queensland.

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‘Just a fishing expedition’: Quintis class action can’t see EY meeting docs
Class Actions 2022-05-05 4:45 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Shareholders bringing a class action against Quintis have lost their bid for Ernst & Young to hand over documents from two meetings with a director of the sandalwood supplier, after a judge found they did not get “within a bull’s roar” of showing the accounting firm’s discovery was inadequate.

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ASX wants $3M security for costs from iSignthis after Cyprus move
Financial Services 2022-05-05 4:56 pm By Sam Matthews

The Australian Stock Exchange is seeking $3.25 million in security for costs as it defends a $464 million lawsuit brought by fintech firm iSignthis, a move spurred on by the 2021 demerger of iSignthis and ISX Financial EU.

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Keybridge’s Bolton grilled over 1 min call he says secured ‘firm’ deal with Bell Potter
Trials 2022-05-02 9:43 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Keybridge Capital managing director Nicholas Bolton has been grilled over a phone call in April 2015 lasting one minute and 18 seconds in which the activist investor claims Bell Potter bound its client to buy $10 million worth of shares in defunct Molopo Energy.

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Crown’s $125M class action settlement wins court approval but no CFO for funder
Class Actions 2022-04-29 1:12 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has signed off on a $125 million settlement to resolve a shareholder class action against Crown Resorts over disclosures relating to its Chinese gambling operations, but has shaved $1 million from the funder’s proposed commission.

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US shareholders ask court to reject $31M payout for Crown class action funder
Class Actions 2022-04-28 9:35 pm By Christine Caulfield

US institutional shareholders who joined a class action against Crown Resorts that settled on the eve of trial for $125 million are urging the Federal Court to slash the funder’s commission by $4.65 million.

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Former Nuix CEO has ‘no faith’ in pre-trial mediation in $180M case
Employment 2022-04-28 1:35 pm By Sam Matthews

The former CEO of Nuix has shot down the suggestion of pre-trial mediation, which he said was unlikely to resolve his $180 million claim against embattled tech company.

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