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A judge has ordered the winding up of M101 Nominees, the issuer of $67 million in notes promoted by James Mawhinney's failed Mayfair 101, which is alleged to owe investors over $211 million.
A $100 million shareholder class action against supermarket giant Woolworths has settled for $44.5 million, a few days before a 15-day trial was set to begin.
The High Court will hand down its ruling Wednesday in a high-stakes case between ASIC and Westpac that is expected to clarify the line between personal and general financial advice.
ASIC chair James Shipton will step down from his role despite being cleared by an independent review into $118,000 in payments related to his relocation from the US in 2018.
Google is looming large over the advertising technology world, the ACCC says in a new report highlighting growing concerns the global tech giant's "unrivalled" ability to preference its own technology could affect competition.
A lawsuit seeking to increase D&O insurance for sandalwood producer Quintis in the wake of a class action settlement has fallen short of the $40 million in additional coverage sought, but a Federal Court decision may see a further $11.25 million go to group members.
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.
Lawyerly's Litigation Firms of 2020 delivered significant victories for clients last year in bet-the-company matters, thriving in a tumultuous year that saw courts and litigants adapt to virtual trials and other new norms that are sure to outlast the COVID-19 pandemic.
While a Federal Court judge recently promised to advance a long-running criminal cartel case against several investment banks and individuals over a $2.5 billion ANZ share placement, a separate judge will soon hear a privilege dispute over documents from whistleblower JPMorgan that promises to further delay the case.
Venture capitalist Dr Elaine Stead has been awarded $280,000 in her defamation case against the Nine-owned Australian Financial Review after the Federal Court found she suffered hurt and damage to her reputation through a "targeted campaign of offensive mockery" about her role in collapsed investment firm Blue Sky Alternative Investments.