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Judge allows expert reports in Cargill, Viterra case over $420M Joe White sale
The judge overseeing the marathon trial between agricultural giants Cargill and Viterra over the $420 million sale of malt producer Joe White has shot down objections to both parties' expert reports related to whether it was common industry practice to cheat customers by failing to comply with contract details and providing misleading malt test results.
Cryosite offers $1M to resolve ACCC’s first ‘gun-jumping’ case
Biotech company Cryosite has agreed to pay $1.05 million to settle the competition regulator's landmark case alleging it jumped the gun on a proposed merger agreement with rival Cell Care.
Class action threat hurt Boart Longyear scheme vote, judge says
A judge has recommended another shareholder vote over Boart Longyear's plan to move to Canada, saying a letter by a minority shareholder warning the move could imperil a possible class action against the distressed mining services company was misleading and affected the integrity of the vote.
Royal Commission tells ASIC it’s time to litigate
Companies that run afoul of the law should brace for more courtroom battles against ASIC, after the Hayne Royal Commission urged the corporate regulator to make litigation a central pillar of  its enforcement strategy.
ASIC asks High Court to clarify meaning of ‘officer’
ASIC is seeking approval from the High Court to appeal a judgment that let a former director of Gold Coast finance company MFS Group partially off the hook for $147.5 million in misappropriated funds, saying the High Court needs to clarify the scope of the word "officer" under the Corporations Act.
Cargill ordered to give Glencore info on unauthorised barley use
Agricultural giant Cargill has been ordered to hand over documents to Glencore regarding its use of an unauthorised type of barley before and after its $420 million acquisition of malt producer Joe White.
JP Morgan wins bid to keep ANZ probe docs confidential
JP Morgan, the reported whistleblower behind a criminal cartel case against ANZ, Deutsche Bank and Citigroup over a $2.5 billion share placement, has won its bid to keep documents from a related ASIC probe confidential.
ACCC weighs divestiture proposal in Bingo’s Dial-a-Dump acquisition
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission is considering whether a divestment offer by waste management company Bingo Industries will address concerns the regulator has raised about the company's proposed acquisition of Dial-a-Dump Industries.
Judge greenlights MWL derivative suit against Focus Financial
Majority shareholders in MWL Financial have won court approval to bring a derivative suit against US-based Focus Financial Partners over an acquisition gone sour.
High Court to hear mortgage aggregator share transfer dispute
The High Court has granted special leave to mortgage aggregator Connective in a dispute between the firm's founder and major shareholders over a transfer of one-third of the company's shares, in a case that could clarify whether litigation should be considered a prohibited form of financial assistance under the Corporations Act.