Corporate and M&A

Federal Court orders separate founder vote in Planet Innovation takeover

Federal Court orders separate founder vote in Planet Innovation takeover

Only four directors could buy shares in the acquirer's parent company

Full Federal Court affirms $14m penalty against City Beach for button battery standard breaches

Full Federal Court affirms $14m penalty against City Beach for button battery standard breaches

Judge stresses danger of batteries, which can injure children who swallow them

Federal Court finds consumer goods company hid China sales forecast collapse

Federal Court finds consumer goods company hid China sales forecast collapse

A forecast the company called a draft still triggered its duty to tell the market

ASIC shares ex-director will be in jail for 23 months for misusing over $681k in company funds

ASIC shares ex-director will be in jail for 23 months for misusing over $681k in company funds

Federal Court fixes sentence in case involving retail over-the-counter derivatives provider

Federal Court bans director for life despite earlier proceeds-of-crime conviction

Federal Court bans director for life despite earlier proceeds-of-crime conviction

The criminal case did not block the regulator's action, which covered wider conduct

Federal Court disallows director from acting for insurance company in competition case

Federal Court disallows director from acting for insurance company in competition case

Judge declines to dispense with requirement for lawyer to represent corporation