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Goodman Group seeks to raise $4.4B to fund investment in data centres
Property developer Goodman Group is seeking to raise $4.4 billion to fund its investments in data centres, as demand increases from the expanded use of cloud computing and artificial intelligence.
ASIC, Noumi privilege win gives comfort to companies mulling VDAs
A finding that Noumi's production of a PwC report to ASIC didn't constitute waiver of privilege provides clarity that voluntary disclosure agreements can protect confidential information, but care must still be taken, lawyers say.
MinRes confirms boss will step down over disclosure failures
Mineral Resources confirmed Thursday managing director Chris Ellison will be replaced following a disclosure scandal detailed late last year, but no new penalties will be imposed.
BHP class action can expand group definition, but not retroactively
A class action against BHP can include in the group member definition investors who bought shares on secondary platforms, but the change can't apply retroactively.
Judge complains of ‘spiralling costs’ of expert evidence in class actions
In deciding an evidentiary dispute in a shareholder class action against building materials giant Boral, a judge has sounded off over the increasing costs of expert evidence produced in group proceedings.
Noumi, Deloitte to pay $43M to settle shareholder class action
Noumi and auditor Deloitte will pay $43 million to resolve a class action alleging the company misled investors about its inventory, and the class action will make a play for a $5 million penalty agreed to in ASIC proceedings.
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Cushman & Wakefield unit loses suit over $1.2B property services acquisition
Commercial property firm DTZ Worldwide has lost its bid for $243 million in damages related to its acquisition of United Group from UGL Limited over United's alleged failure to disclose that a key contract was “loss-making”. 
ASIC investigating ASX over December settlement outage
The corporate regulator has commenced an investigation into ASX’s one-day technical failure that prevented the settlement of trades on the CHESS system shortly before Christmas. 
Armour takeover case against Baker McKenzie can’t boost damages to $135M
A judge has rejected a new pleading that would have upped the damages to $135 million in a case by a shareholder of failed energy company Armour Group alleging law firm Baker McKenzie was knowingly involved in a plan to take control of the company for cheap.
‘Nonsensical’: Class action slams claim that judge appears biased against corporations
A shareholder class action has slammed as "nonsensical" Fletcher Building’s claim that a judge’s public comments in his previous role at Maurice Blackburn created an appearance of bias against corporate defendants.