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End of the road for Arrium lenders’ case against directors
Financial Services 2023-11-20 11:21 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has denied a bid for special leave by the Commonwealth Bank and other lenders to challenge a ruling that found two Arrium directors did not mislead them about loan drawdown notices ahead of the steel company’s $2.8 billion collapse. 

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Pitcher Partners loses second bid to toss $127M Twigg family lawsuit
Professional Negligence 2023-08-23 3:40 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Pitcher Partners has lost its appeal of a decision that refused to stay a lawsuit over the accounting firm’s alleged involvement in race car driver Max Twigg’s misappropriation of $127 million from his family. 

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Arrium lenders file High Court challenge over directors’ loan drawdowns
Restructuring & Insolvency 2023-07-25 3:58 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Commonwealth Bank and other lenders of Arrium have filed for special leave to appeal to the High Court after losing their latest bid to make two directors liable for allegedly misleading them about loan drawdown notices ahead of the steel company’s $2.8 billion collapse. 

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Judge tosses suit over $2M sale of cloud tech provider Experteq
Contracts 2023-05-23 9:32 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has declined Expert Group’s bid to bring court proceedings about the amount of an earn-out owed under its agreement to sell cloud services provider Experteq IT Services, finding the firm had agreed to resolve the matter by expert determination.

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Lenders of collapsed Arrium lose appeal over directors’ loan drawdowns
Financial Services 2023-05-10 12:23 pm By Sam Matthews

Commonwealth Bank and other lenders of failed steel giant Arrium have lost a second attempt to put two of the company’s directors on the hook for alleged misleading representations on loan drawdown notices ahead of its $2.8 billion collapse.

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Ex-BCEG directors claw back costs after shaving $12.5M off judgment
Construction 2023-05-04 2:43 pm By Sam Matthews

Two ex-directors of Chinese construction and engineering firm BCEG who were found to have defrauded the company have succeeded in clawing back a portion of their costs of a partially successful appeal which reduced the amount owing to their former employee by around $12.5 million.

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Allianz to appeal ruling over indemnity for historic sex abuse claims
Insurance 2023-04-27 10:06 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Allianz has flagged it will appeal a ruling that found it must indemnify the Uniting Church for historic claims of sexual abuse that allegedly occurred up to four decades ago at the exclusive Sydney boys’ private school Knox Grammar.

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Insurer must indemnify church for historic sex abuse claims
Insurance 2023-03-10 6:17 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Allianz must indemnify the Uniting Church for historic claims of sexual abuse that allegedly occurred up to four decades ago at the exclusive Sydney boys’ private school Knox Grammar, a judge has found.

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‘Author of own misfortune’: Ex-BCEG directors can’t vary freezing orders after $12M judgment
Construction 2023-01-30 5:36 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Two former directors of the Australian unit of BCEG have lost their “urgent” bid to vary freezing orders after a judge found they swindled millions from the company to fund their own developments and buy a luxury apartment.

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‘No brainer’ that Arrium was failing when directors drew down funds, court told
Restructuring & Insolvency 2022-08-02 11:09 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Several lenders have appealed a ruling that found they failed to prove steel giant Arrium falsified representations on loan drawdown notices ahead of its $2.8 billion collapse, saying it was a “no brainer” that the company was in dire straits when its directors sought extra funds.

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