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Viterra goes to High Court in epic fight with Cargill over Joe White sale
Agriculture 2023-07-27 11:27 pm By Christine Caulfield

Glencore-owned Viterra has taken its 10-year fight with Cargill to the High Court after an appeals court upheld a judgment putting it on the hook for almost $300 million in damages for misleading representations in the sale of malt producer Joe White in 2013.

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Viterra loses appeal of Cargill’s $300M win over Joe White sale
Allan Myers 2023-06-27 3:48 pm By Cindy Cameronne

In a decade-old dispute, Viterra has lost an appeal of a judgment holding it liable to pay Cargill Australia $293 million for misrepresentations about the performance of its malt producer Joe White, which it sold to Cargill for $420 million in 2013.

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The top litigation law firms of 2022
Adam Hochroth 2023-03-03 6:35 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Lawyerly’s Litigation Law Firms of 2022 racked up precedent-setting victories in a year that continued to see major developments in class action law.

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Viterra to pay $168.9M for misleading Cargill during Joe White sale
Agriculture 2022-02-17 2:05 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

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.

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IOOF unit fined $6M for financial adviser’s bad advice
Caroline Kenny 2022-02-03 6:26 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has hit IOOF unit RI Advice with a $6 million penalty for failing to rein in an adviser who reaped hefty commissions for steering clients towards risky investments, despite earlier expressing concerns the penalty may not have enough sting.

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Judge questions if ASIC’s proposed $6M penalty against IOOF unit has enough sting
ANZ 2022-02-01 4:01 pm By Bianca Hrovat

A judge has raised concerns about a $6 million penalty proposed by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission against IOOF unit RI Advice for failing to rein in an adviser who reaped hefty commissions for steering clients towards risky investments.

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Court finds Viterra engaged in deceit during $420M Joe White sale
Allan Myers 2022-01-28 10:58 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Food giant Cargill Australia has won its lawsuit against Glencore-owned Viterra alleging it misrepresented the performance capabilities of malt producer Joe White when it sold the company for $420 million in 2013.

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Court tosses case over sacred trees at Western Highway upgrade site
Anna Robertson 2021-11-23 8:52 pm By Miklos Bolza

A court has summarily dismissed a lawsuit accusing the Victorian government of acting unlawfully by improving the Western Highway and threatening to harm six ‘directions’ trees of cultural significance to the Djab Wurrung people.

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ASIC wins bad advice case against IOOF unit RI Advice
ASIC 2021-08-02 10:30 am By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has won its case against IOOF unit RI Advice, with a judge finding the financial services firm failed to ensure its advisers acted in the best interests of clients and did not give inappropriate advice.

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ASIC triumphs in ‘bad advice’ case against IOOF unit
ASIC 2021-03-24 12:29 pm By Miklos Bolza

A former financial advisor employed by an IOOF unit accused of taking hefty commissions for steering investors towards risky investments contravened the financial advice provisions of the Corporations Act, a judge has found.

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