A decision by the High Court of Australia has made shareholders equal to creditors in insolvency claims
The High Court of Australia handed down an important decision on 31 January, 2007, in Sons of Gwalia v Margaretic. By ruling that shareholders who have been misled or deceived by a company are able to claim compensation on an equal basis with creditors, they reversed the traditional position.
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