Selected Litigation Support Roles |
Briefed By |
Case / Matter |
Role |
Blake Dawson Waldron |
The Bell Group Limited (In Liquidation) ats Westpac Banking Corporation & Ors |
Valuation of certain assets owned by the Bell Group including an interest in the Swan, Tooheys and XXXX breweries, shares in Bell Resources, securities held by Bell Resources as collateral for the $1.2 billion brewery deposit and shares in other Bond Corporation group companies together with extensive testimony in the Supreme Court of Western Australia |
Fisher Jeffries |
The Duke Group Ltd (In Liquidation) ats Nelson Wheeler |
Valuation of Western United financial services business and assessment of expert’s report prepared by Nelson Wheeler together with extensive testimony in the Supreme Court of South Australia |
Freehills |
Liquorland Pty Ltd and Australian Liquor Group Ltd ats Michael Lee Anghie & Ors |
Advice on the value of the Australian Liquor Group in relation to a takeover offer by Liquorland that had been the subject of orders by the Takeovers Panel |
Allens Arthur Robinson |
Zeneca Plc ats Orica Ltd |
Advice on valuation of pharmaceutical distribution agreement and
licenses including testimony in the Royal Courts of Justice |
Clayton Utz |
Beach Petroleum Ltd ats Malcolm Johnson & Ors |
Advice on takeover strategies and tactics, assessment of capital structure and loss estimation including testimony in the Federal Court of Australia |
Johnson Winter & Slattery |
J & AG Johnston Ltd ats Edward Cove Pty Ltd |
Advice in relation to required disclosures by the target company in a takeover bid including testimony in the Federal Court of Australia |
Allens Arthur Robinson |
Moage Limited (In Liquidation) ats Jagleman & Ors |
Advice on the likelihood of a takeover offer being made for Claremont Petroleum NL as at the relevant date, the appropriate methodology to apply for assessment of the takeover offer price and the likely underlying value of a controlling interest in Claremont Petroleum NL as at the relevant date |
Johnson Winter & Slattery |
Health & Life Care Ltd (In Liquidation) ats Price Waterhouse |
Valuation of private hospitals and other health care assets and review of expert’s reports prepared by Price Waterhouse |
Mallesons Stephen Jaques |
Fairfax debenture holders ats Citibank |
Retained by advisers to Citibank to advise on value of the businesses of John Fairfax at the time of refinancing bank debt and issuance of subordinated debentures |
Allens Arthur Robinson |
Michael Gudinski Promotions ats News Limited & Ors |
Valuation of shares in Mushroom Records |
Australian Government Solicitor |
Trade Practices Commission ats Arnotts Limited |
Analysis of trading terms between Arnotts and various grocery retailers for the purpose of assessing the impact of the acquisition of Nabisco Brands on competition in the biscuit market including testimony in the Federal Court of Australia |
Thomson Playford |
Macmahon Holdings Ltd and LJFT Limited |
Advice in relation to the required disclosures by the bidding company in a proposed takeover offer for Macmahon Holdings Limited |