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Cornerstone liquidators can sign funding pact for $46M case against PwC
Professional Negligence 2022-08-30 2:00 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has granted the liquidators of Cornerstone Investment Australia leave to sign a funding agreement for the insolvent tertiary education provider’s $56 million professional negligence claim against accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers.

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Dick Smith directors owe $11.8M in damages after receivers win appeal
Restructuring & Insolvency 2022-08-29 1:38 pm By Cindy Cameronne

An appeals court has found that two former executives of collapsed electronics retailer Dick Smith should pay the company’s receivers $11.8 million in damages for approving a dividend payment the company could not afford.

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Mystery funder in WestConnex class action can’t escape security for costs
Class Actions 2022-08-10 1:13 pm By Sam Matthews

An appeals court has rejected a bid to challenge a decision forcing an unnamed litigation funder to give $415,000 in security for the NSW government’s defence costs in a class action alleging the fraudulent acquisition of land for the construction of the $16 billion WestConnex tunnel.

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PwC partners knew of unlawful dividend payment to Cornerstone director, court told
Professional Negligence 2022-07-22 9:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

PwC partners are facing “very serious” allegations that they had actual knowledge that a $30 million dividend payment to the director of now defunct tertiary education provider Cornerstone was unlawful.

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Kupang Resources takes battle for director’s tax docs to High Court
Energy & Natural Resources 2022-07-22 2:26 pm By Christine Caulfield

Mining company Kupang Resources has asked the High Court to weigh in on its bid for tax office documents as it litigates to recoup millions of dollars allegedly embezzled by the company’s former shadow director.

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Readymix could be pulled into $300M case over ‘defective’ Lane Cove development
Construction 2022-07-07 4:19 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has indicated that he may allow concrete supplier Readymix to be drawn into a five-year-old dispute over alleged defects in the construction of Sydney’s billion-dollar Lane Cove tunnel.

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Defendants rail against pleadings in 5-year-old Lane Cove Tunnel dispute
Construction 2022-06-30 9:37 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has indicated he will allow the operator of Sydney’s Lane Cove Tunnel to amend its pleadings in a lawsuit against Thiess, John Holland and CIMIC over alleged defects in the construction of the billion-dollar tunnel.

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Pitcher Partners wants $127M Twigg family lawsuit heard in Victoria
Financial Services 2022-06-03 4:54 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Pitcher Partners has filed a bid to transfer a $127 million lawsuit brought by the Twigg family alleging the accounting firm helped Max Twigg misappropriate $127.8 million in family trust money for himself.

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Ex-Dick Smith CEO should be liable for approving $28.5M in dividends, appeals court told
Restructuring & Insolvency 2022-05-30 9:30 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The former CEO of failed electronics retailer Dick Smith should be held responsible for approving two dividend payments worth $28.5 million which the company could not afford to pay given it owed millions in unpaid bank loans and supplier debts, an appeals court has heard. 

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Judge says unnamed funder has to provide security in Westconnex class action
Class Actions 2022-05-16 3:18 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered an unnamed funder to give $415,000 in security for the NSW government’s legal costs in a class action alleging it fraudulently acquired land for the construction of the WestConnex tunnel and caused loss and damage to 3,000 land holders.

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