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Delivering his findings on ASIC’s action against Star Entertainment executives on Thursday, Federal Court Justice Michael Lee remarked that the “self-congratulatory submissions" of former board members named in the case were "jarring”.
ASIC has had mixed success in a case against former Star directors and officers, with a judge finding the casino operator’s former CEO and GC breached their duties but that claims against the former board fell short.
A law firm partner working on a shareholder class action over the collapse of Blue Sky Alternative Investments has faced cross-examination by counsel for auditor EY over alleged delays in seeking to amend the case.
A judge has ordered ANZ to pay $250 million in penalties in four cases by ASIC – $10 million more than the bank had agreed to pay – saying ANZ had "substantially deceived” the government by overstating bond trading volumes.
Collapsed supply chain finance company Greensill Bank can't access a copy of a Tokio Marine unit's database, with a judge finding the copy was created for the primary purpose of HWL Ebsworth providing legal advice.
A judge has questioned whether an agreed penalty against ANZ for overstating bond trading volumes is sufficient, noting the misrepresentations were "very significant".
The judge who tossed a class action by Quintis' shareholders should have found a restatement of assets would have materially affected the sandalwood company's share price "as a matter of common sense", a court has been told.
S&P has reached a settlement in a case by two Cayman Island companies over alleged defective ratings but a class action won’t settle until “hell freezes over,” a court has heard.
The funder of a failed class action against the founder of sandalwood producer Quintis and EY and has been hit with costs, despite arguing the order would set a bad precedent.
The former CEO of the Star was not responsible for every aspect of the business and instead played a "supervisory role", a court has heard in ASIC’s case over the casino’s money laundering failures.