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Banks lose cases against directors over $2.8B collapse of steel giant Arrium
Amy Munro 2021-08-17 12:15 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

A judge has dismissed two cases brought by the Commonwealth Bank, Westpac and other lenders against directors of the failed steel giant Arrium, saying he was not satisfied the directors’ representations on loan drawdown notices were false or that the company was insolvent when it went into voluntary administration in April 2016.

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Arrium settlement was a ‘substantial compromise’, judge says
Amy Munro 2021-07-05 4:05 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A settlement reached in a lawsuit by the liquidators of collapsed steel giant Arrium against 10 former company directors accused of insolvent trading has been approved by a judge, who noted that while the settlement amount was “substantial”, the deal involved a “substantial compromise”.

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Car repair group AMA agrees to early mediation with former CEO Andrew Hopkins
Automotive 2021-06-15 3:31 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

AMA Group has told a court it will enter early mediation in its lawsuit against former CEO Andrew Hopkins that alleges he owes $2.4 million in unauthorised expenses and repayments on an outstanding loan.

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$1.3M awarded to Queensland floods class action sample group members
Class Actions 2021-05-07 5:01 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

A judge has awarded four sample group members in the Queensland floods class action $1.28 million in compensation, finding that charitable payments did not affect the amount of interest payable on the damages they are owed.

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Car repair company AMA drags former CEO to court over $2.4M in expenses
Automotive 2021-05-06 10:56 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

AMA Group is suing former CEO Andrew Hopkins for $2.4 million he allegedly owes in unauthorised expenses and repayments on an outstanding loan

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Settlement reached in lawsuit against Arrium directors
Amy Munro 2021-05-05 5:26 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A mid-trial settlement has been reached in a lawsuit brought by the liquidators of collapsed steel giant Arrium against 10 former company directors and officers for allegedly engaging in insolvent trading.

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Court OKs $440M settlement in Queensland floods class action
Class Actions 2021-05-03 2:46 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

A $440 million settlement by the State of Queensland and dam operator Sunwater resolving a class action over the 2011 Queensland floods has been approved by a NSW judge.

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Law firm racked up $60M legal bill in Queensland floods class action
Appeals 2021-03-15 2:01 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

The law firm behind a long-running class action over the 2011 floods in Queensland which reached a $440 million partial settlement last month has estimated that its legal bill to date totals around $60 million.

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Herbert Smith Freehills says Arrium lenders ‘a million miles away’ from properly run case
Amy Munro 2021-03-04 6:54 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has attacked a lawsuit brought by a group of lenders against collapsed steel giant Arrium, rejecting claims that $430 million in loans was borrowed under misleading or deceptive representations.

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Former Arrium group treasurer rejects liquidators’ ‘infected’ insolvency case
Amy Munro 2021-03-03 6:16 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

The former group treasurer of collapsed steel giant Arrium has hit back at claims brought by the company’s liquidators that it was trading while insolvent, arguing the case had been ‘infected’ by evidence from an expert who was also a plaintiff in the case.

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