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$6M suit over Latitude trampoline park share sale thrown out
Bridget Slocum 2023-07-18 5:21 pm By Gareth Baker

A Chinese businessman behind the Latitude indoor trampoline park chain has failed in a lawsuit against his Australian co-investor, after claiming a share sale agreement between the two was breached when his partner decided to sell the business to competitor Bounce. 

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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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Mayfair’s James Mawhinney loses challenge to re-examination
Angel Aleksov 2022-04-29 10:05 pm By Sam Matthews

The former director of Mayfair’s failed IPO Wealth Holdings, James Mawhinney, has lost his challenge to a judge’s decision allowing liquidators to examine him for an eighth day about the transfer of “considerable assets and funds” from the fund to other entities he controlled.

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Viterra rejected $85M offer to settle Cargill lawsuit over Joe White sale
Agriculture 2022-03-02 10:27 pm By Sam Matthews

Grain producer Viterra, which has been ordered to pay $293 million to Cargill Australia for making misleading representations during the sale of malt producer Joe White, rejected an offer to settle the lawsuit for $85 million, a court has heard.

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Viterra hit with $124M in interest on top of $168.9M in damages owed to Cargill
Agriculture 2022-02-28 5:54 pm By Sam Matthews

Grain producer Viterra has been ordered to pay Cargill Australia $124 million in pre-judgment interest on top of the $168.9 million it was ordered to pay after a judge found it misrepresented the performance capabilities of Joe White during the $420 million sale of the malt producer.

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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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‘Black hole’ Cargill, Viterra case from which 4 judges rose nears end, maybe
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-01-28 11:54 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Judgment day has arrived in a legal battle over the $420 million sale of the Joe White malt business so epic four silks on the case were elevated to judgeships during its long run, but losing party Viterra has not ruled out an appeal.

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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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Judge won’t keep sales figures confidential in epic Cargill, Viterra battle
Adam Purton 2021-05-11 3:55 pm By Miklos Bolza

A Victoria Supreme Court judge has rejected a post-trial bid to keep details of the 2019 sale of Cargill’s malt business under wraps in a long-running case over Viterra’s $420 million sale of its Joe White business, finding the move would be contrary to the principles of open justice where no harm from disclosure had been demonstrated.

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Law firm, barrister face negligence trial over client’s loss in $24.5M property spat
Alan Herskope 2021-01-28 4:15 pm By Miklos Bolza

A Melbourne law firm and barrister will soon face trial over allegations of breach of fiduciary duty brought by a former client who lost a lawsuit over a $24.5 million property joint venture.

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