The High Court will soon rule on two key corporate and securities law decisions. In each case, Acumen has reported on the lower Court decisions (May 2011).
The High Court heard the James Hardie appeals in late October and reserved its decision. Issues on which the High Court is expected to opine will include:
FMG is, as yet, unheard. The appeals will consider, among other things:
We will await the outcome of these cases with interest and will report in forthcoming editions of Acumen.
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