Ex-Slater & Gordon directors can’t dismiss Pitcher Partners’ cross claims in class actions

Class Actions 2019-04-09 4:56 pm By Christine Caulfield | Melbourne

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A judge has rejected a bid by former directors of Slater & Gordon to throw out cross claims brought by Pitcher Partners in two shareholder class actions alleging the accounting firm wrongly signed off on the law firm’s financial reports ahead of a share price nosedive, saying it was possible Pitcher Partners’ claimed reliance on representations by the directors was reasonable.

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