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ASIC wins guilty plea from investor who posted about ‘fun and games’ of market manipulation
ASIC 2022-06-07 4:44 pm By Harry Thomas Melbourne

A Melbourne investor who posted in an online forum that a pump and dump scheme was all part of the “fun and games and cat and mouse of the stock market” has pleaded guilty to market manipulation.

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Class action should foot the bill for first ever group costs order, judge says
Class Actions 2022-06-07 3:34 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

A judge who ordered the first ever group costs order in a class action has found that the costs of the application should be borne by the class action.

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Mesoblast hit with second shareholder class action over COVID-19 drug
Class Actions 2022-06-07 3:17 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Regenerative medicine company Mesoblast has been hit with a second class action for allegedly misleading shareholders about it Remestemcel-L treatment for COVID-19 complications.

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Nuix says ex-CEO’s claim off by $140M, but Macquarie director must front court to explain
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-06-06 4:20 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

A former Nuix director appointed by Macquarie Bank must give evidence in person as the embattled tech company argues a claim brought by its former CEO is off by $140 million.

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Property developer Sasha Hopkins to face ASIC grilling
ASIC 2022-06-03 5:13 pm By Sam Matthews

Embattled property developer Sasha Hopkins will face a compulsory examination by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission over the activities of his company A Team Property Group.

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a2 Milk class action consolidation to see one silk go
Alexandra Folie 2022-06-02 7:12 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

Two law firms are set to work “hand in glove” in their proposed consolidated shareholder class actions against a2 Milk, with one senior barrister to be dropped as part of the “rationalisation” of the combined team.

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EY settles class action claims over Slater & Gordon audits
Accounting 2022-05-26 10:49 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Ernst & Young has settled all claims against it in a shareholder class action alleging the Big Four accounting firm and Pitcher Partners signed off on an overly rosy year-end financial report that failed to disclose risks and impairments associated with the law firm’s disastrous $1.2 billion acquisition of UK insurance claims company Quindell.

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Former Noumi GC drops unfair dismissal lawsuit
Andrew Gotting 2022-05-25 1:57 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Former secretary and general counsel for Noumi, formerly known as Freedom Foods, has dropped her unfair dismissal lawsuit after the maker of the popular Vitalife and MilkLab products tossed claims accusing her of serious misconduct. 

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Noumi drops serious misconduct claims against former GC
Andrew Gotting 2022-05-23 9:14 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Noumi, the company formerly known as Freedom Foods, has dropped defence claims that it was entitled to sack its former secretary and group general counsel for serious misconduct.

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Treasury Wine’s blackout of board papers ‘not justified’, class action judge says
Alistair Pound 2022-05-23 3:03 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

A shareholder class action against Treasury Wine Estates has won access to information said to prove there were reduced wine sales in the United States, with a judge finding the wine producer’s redactions of board papers were “not justified”.

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