Sparke Helmore off the hook as court slams IOOF unit with $81M judgment over plantation sale
Agriculture 2019-09-26 2:50 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
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IOOF subsidiary Australian Executor Trustees has been hit with an $80.6 million judgment after breaching its duty as trustee in the sale of a 42,000 hectare timber plantation by collapsed forestry giant Gunns Group, and it can’t pass the liability on to Spark Helmore, despite the law firm’s inadequate advice.

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