US investment firm White Oak Global Advisors told the Federal Court of Australia that Lex Greensill blocked it from verifying invoices from multinationals including Mitsubishi and Panasonic, as it defended negligence allegations relating to its deal with the financier as it seeks to recover million of dollars in insurance claims linked to the invoices it bought.
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Greensill Blocked Verification On Invoices, White Oak Says

By Esther Linder

US investment firm White Oak Global Advisors told the Federal Court of Australia that Lex Greensill blocked it from verifying invoices from multinationals including Mitsubishi and Panasonic, as it defended negligence allegations relating to its deal with the financier as it seeks to recover million of dollars in insurance claims linked to the invoices it bought.

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RAMS Breached Good Faith In Ending Franchise, Court Finds

By Esther Linder

The Federal Court of Australia has ruled that former Westpac subsidiary RAMS Financial Group breached its good-faith obligations by revoking a franchisee's credit authorisation and terminating its agreement, but made no finding on unconscionable conduct.

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QLD Court Rejects Director's Bid To Void $2.8M Tax Judgment

By Olivia Thomson

The Supreme Court of Queensland rejected on Friday a bid by a director of two collapsed transport companies to set aside a default judgment over unpaid penalties, dismissing her claims that she was "uneducated" and misunderstood her role in the businesses.

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CBA Urges Govt To Consider Opt-Out Rules For AI Training

By Emma Knuckey

Commonwealth Bank of Australia Chief Executive Matt Comyn said Australia's lawmakers should consider a statutory AI-training copyright regime under which rights holders could opt out of having their material used to train AI models and receive compensation when it is used.

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ASIC Sues Adviser Over Shield, First Guardian Payments

By Harlan Ockey

ASIC has sued former financial adviser Osama Saad in the Federal Court, alleging he participated in schemes to avoid conflicted remuneration laws and breached his best interest obligations when advising clients to invest their superannuation in the collapsed First Guardian Master Fund.

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WA Supreme Court Appoints Simon Millman Registrar

By Olivia Thomson

The Supreme Court of Western Australia has elected former state Labor politician Simon Millman as its registrar and extended Todd Hill's tenure as an acting registrar, the WA Supreme Court said in a statement on Thursday.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Ashurst Perkins

Ground Floor Wentworth Chambers

Kennedys Law LLP

Tenth Floor Chambers

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Anthropic PBC

Cargill Inc.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Credit Suisse Group AG

Greensill Capital

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

Lawley

OpenAI OpCo LLC

Panasonic Corp.

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

UBS Group AG

White Oak Commercial Finance LLC

White Oak Global Advisors LLC

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Australian Securities and Investments Commission