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‘Worthless and unsaleable’: Accounting firm hit with class action over Guvera advice
Shareholders of collapsed music streaming platform Guvera have filed a class action against an accounting firm seeking to recoup their losses for the firm's alleged negligence in promoting an investment opportunity in the failed tech company.
Vocation class action lumbers on with pared claims
Certain claims in a shareholder class action against insolvent training company Vocation and auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers have been dropped, as the long-running case awaits a new trial date pending the outcome of a separate Full Court appeal.
Lloyd’s says court has no power to let Pitcher Partners class actions eyeball insurance policies
Two units of global insurer Lloyd's have launched a constitutional challenge to a Federal Court order requiring accounting firm Pitcher Partners to hand over certain insurance documents in two shareholder class actions.
Equititrust settlement with KPMG approved after no objections to funder taking all
A court has approved a settlement between the liquidators of failed fund manager Equititrust and auditor KPMG, after not a single objection was raised by unitholders or creditors who won’t receive anything after the entire amount is paid to the funder.
Funder takes all in Equititrust settlement with KPMG, creditors get nothing
The approval of a settlement between the liquidators of failed fund manager Equititrust and auditor KPMG has been postponed to allow time to notify creditors and unitholders that they won't see a cent, an outcome the judge called "a long way from litigation in any traditional sense".
KPMG settles lawsuits by Equititrust liquidators accusing accounting firm of negligence
The liquidators of Gold Coast fund manager Equititrust are seeking court approval of a confidential settlement of two proceedings brought against KPMG for allegedly failing to properly audit the firm prior to its collapse.