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A class action by investors of collapsed Linchpin Capital against the company's former directors wants to join their insurers as defendants to the proceedings.
Whistleblower JPMorgan can't be a witness in a criminal cartel case over a $2.5 billion ANZ share placement that has ensnared several investment banks and top executives and claim privilege over witness statements relevant to the case, a court has heard.
A group of late opt out notices by group members in a class action over IAG insurance, who were egged on in part by a 'corporate warfare' campaign by claims management service Claimo, could result in IAG pulling the plug on a $138 million settlement.
After months of uncertainty and a scolding from the judge about "vague" excuses, former Linchpin Capital directors facing proceedings by ASIC and a class of investors have been given assurance that their legal costs will be covered under an insurance policy.
Global investment banks and executives accused of engaging in criminal cartel conduct in relation to a $2.5 billion ANZ share placement in 2015 will seek to quash the "incomprehensible" indictment filed against them, claiming it is full of "fallacies".
A judge will not let proceedings brought by ASIC against four former Linchpin Capital directors drag on, slamming a "vague" excuse from one of the directors, who awaits word from his insurers on whether his defence costs will be covered, that London is still in a state of "total confusion" due to COVID-19.
A lawsuit seeking to increase D&O insurance for sandalwood producer Quintis in the wake of a class action settlement has fallen short of the $40 million in additional coverage sought, but a Federal Court decision may see a further $11.25 million go to group members.
A judge has thrown out the portion of a lawsuit brought by an ANZ trader who was sacked in 2015 that was brought under enhanced whistleblower protections that took effect in 2019, saying the civil remedy provisions do not apply retrospectively.
A judge has allowed documents obtained from examination proceedings against directors of Linchpin Capital to be used in a class action against the failed financial services group.
A judge has given his blessing to investors to pursue a class action against financial services firm Linchpin Capital and its subsidiary Endeavour Securities, saying there was a strong possibility the failed companies' alleged liability would be covered by an insurance policy.