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King & Wood Mallesons may be dragged into class action over ‘colossal disclosure debacle’
King & Wood Mallesons could be dragged into a class action by commercial fishing operators against Gladstone Ports Corporation over a "colossal disclosure debacle" in which the late discovery of 39,000 documents derailed a planned September hearing.
High Court to weigh in on peak indebtedness rule in win for Gunns liquidators
The High Court will clarify the so-called peak indebtedness rule used by liquidators recouping payments to unsecured creditors, granting a special leave application brought by the liquidators of collapsed forestry giant Gunns Group.
Viterra loses bid for ‘drastic’ freezing orders to safekeep $18m arbitration award
Viterra has lost its battle to maintain freezing orders against two Australian business as it seeks to enforce an $18.7 million arbitration award against a related but separate Chinese company.
Viterra rejected $85M offer to settle Cargill lawsuit over Joe White sale
Grain producer Viterra, which has been ordered to pay $293 million to Cargill Australia for making misleading representations during the sale of malt producer Joe White, rejected an offer to settle the lawsuit for $85 million, a court has heard.
Viterra hit with $124M in interest on top of $168.9M in damages owed to Cargill
Grain producer Viterra has been ordered to pay Cargill Australia $124 million in pre-judgment interest on top of the $168.9 million it was ordered to pay after a judge found it misrepresented the performance capabilities of Joe White during the $420 million sale of the malt producer.
Wotif founder ordered to pay $15M in aquaculture share dispute
Philanthropist and Wotif founder Graeme Wood will have to pay more than $15 million after the Victoria Supreme Court found one of his companies had breached an agreement to act as guarantor for the $73 million sale of a Queensland aquaculture business.
Viterra to pay $168.9M for misleading Cargill during Joe White sale
Grain producer Viterra will be ordered to pay Cargill Australia $168.9 million after a judge found the Glencore-owned company  misrepresented the performance capabilities of malt producer Joe White when it sold the company for $420 million in 2013.
Law firm accused of giving bad tax advice on $3B Wyndham Vale development
Melbourne farmers-turned-developers the Bozzo family have sued a national law firm for allegedly giving bad tax advice on the $3 billion Wyndham Vale development in Melbourne's west, situated on 482 hectares of land the family purchased in 1994.
Trial vacated in Monsanto class action over Roundup weed killer
An upcoming three-month trial in a class action against agrochemical giant Monsanto has been vacated after the applicant's key expert withdrew from the case.
ACCC clears JBS Australia’s proposed $175M acquisition of Rivalea
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has given the green light to pork processor JBS Australia to proceed with its proposed $175 million acquisition of a Singapore-owned pig farm and abattoir business, despite competition concerns raised by pig farmers.