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$28M settlement in Arnold Bloch Leibler class action to get court’s OK
A judge will approve a $28 million settlement resolving a class action against Arnold Bloch Leibler over advice the law firm gave to Slater & Gordon ahead of a disastrous acquisition. A 28 per cent commission for the case's funder will also get the court's nod.
Slater & Gordon’s former boss admits to ‘catastrophic error’
Former Slater & Gordon managing director Andrew Grech has told the Federal Court he regretted his "catastrophic error" in approving the $1.2 billion acquisition of Quindell's professional services division, which resulted in massive losses for the plaintiffs law firm.
Arnold Bloch Leibler to pay $28M in class action settlement
Law firm Arnold Bloch Leibler will part with $28 million in its settlement with Slater & Gordon shareholders over advice ahead of the plaintiffs firm's disastrous $1.2 billion Quindell acquisition.
EY was ‘uncooperative’ during Slater & Gordon audit, court hears
A former partner at accounting firm Pitcher Partners has told a court that he had issues working with Ernst & Young on an audit of law firm Slater & Gordon, calling the Big 4 firm "uncooperative".
Ex-Pitcher Partners boss agrees Slater & Gordon audit went ‘off the rails’
A former partner at accounting firm Pitcher Partners has testified during a shareholder class action trial that he should have questioned statements about the viability of Slater & Gordon’s $1.2 billion Quindell acquisition, but ran out of time because its audit of the firm went “off the rails”.
In rare shareholder class action trial, Slater & Gordon investor takes stand
The lead applicant in a shareholder class action over Slater & Gordon’s disastrous $1.2 billion Quindell acquisition has said he might have “dumped” his stock before the firm experienced massive losses in 2016 if not for Pitcher Partners and Ernst & Young’s allegedly faulty advice.
EY says Pitcher Partners ‘solely responsible’ in Slater & Gordon class action
Accounting firm Pitcher Partners was “solely responsible” for giving allegedly negligent advice about Slater & Gordon’s disastrous $1.2 billion Quindell acquisition ahead of the law firm’s massive losses in 2016, Ernst & Young has argued at trial in a long-running class action by the firm’s shareholders.
Pitcher Partners, EY point finger at Slater & Gordon’s lawyers in class action trial
Accounting firms Pitcher Partners and Ernst & Young have blamed the lawyers who advised on Slater & Gordon’s disastrous $1.2 Quindell acquisition for the its massive losses in 2016, saying they failed to point out the “commercial misjudgment” of agreeing to the deal.
Pitcher Partners, EY audit blamed for $800M drop in value of Slater & Gordon’s acquired business
Accounting firm Pitcher Partners gave faulty advice ahead of Slater & Gordon's disastrous $1.2 billion Quindell acquisition that was responsible for $800 million in the business’ value “disappearing” within six months, a court heard on the first day of trial in a long-running class action by the law firm's shareholders.
Arnold Bloch Leibler, Slater & Gordon settle class action over Quindell acquisition
An in-principle settlement has been reached with law firms Arnold Bloch Leibler and Slater & Gordon in a class action over Slater & Gordon's disastrous $1.2 billion Quindell acquisition.