Other Cases of Public Interest

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Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) v Gregory Raymond Cotton & Anor

VID1053/2025
Related proceeding: VID361/2026 Gregory Cotton & Anor v Australian Securities and Investments Commission

Status: Open

Statement regarding recent communications from investors

Last updated: 23 June 2026

Current status of the proceeding

A related proceeding, VID361/2026 (the Cotton Proceeding), has been commenced. That proceeding involves the same parties and is being case managed together with VID1053/2025 (the ASIC Proceeding).

In the ASIC Proceeding, ASIC seeks orders for the winding up, and appointment of liquidators to, an alleged unregistered managed investment scheme (the Scheme) and First Mutual Private Equity Pty Ltd (FMPE), pursuant to s 601EE of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). A partially redacted copy of ASIC's Amended Originating Process dated 15 May 2026 is available in the Downloads table below.

The next hearing of the proceedings is listed at 9:30am on 26 June 2026in Melbourne. This is a case management hearing.

Access to the Receivers' Report

On 15 December 2025, the Court appointed Receivers to the property of Mr Cotton and FMPE (together, the Cotton parties). The Receivers reported their findings to the Court on 20 February 2026 (the Receivers' Report).

A redacted copy of the Receivers' Report is available to persons who provided funds to Mr Cotton and/or FMPE, subject to the conditions set out in the Downloads table below. In making the report available, the Court notes that the Cotton parties do not agree with some aspects of the report and that the Court has not made findings about any matters contained therein.

The Receivers’ Remuneration Application

The Receivers have applied to the Court for orders approving their remuneration and other costs and expenses for the period 15 December 2025 to 24 April 2026. The Receivers seek orders that those amounts (as approved by the Court) be paid out of the property of FMPE and, if that is insufficient, the property of Mr Cotton, in accordance with paragraph 7 of the orders made on 15 December 2025.

The application has been referred to a Registrar for determination and is listed for hearing at 9:30am on 2 July 2026. That hearing will deal only with the quantification of the Receivers' remuneration and costs. ASIC's written submissions in response to the application is available in the Downloads table below.

Communications from investors

The Court has received communications from persons who provided funds to Mr Cotton and/or FMPE (referred to as Investors), who contend that ASIC should bear the costs of the Receivers' Report.

There is presently no application before the Court to vary the orders made on 15 December 2025, or otherwise to change who is responsible for the Receivers' remuneration.

Any Investor (or group of Investors) wishing to make an application or to be heard should file an affidavit addressing (i) who they are; (ii) whether they represent others (and if so, who they represent); (iii) what matters they wish to raise before the Court; and (iv) if they want to make an application, whether they seek to be joined as a party to the proceeding.

The Hass Applicants

Stefan Hass, David Ngu and Ferne King (the Hass Group) are not parties to the ASIC Proceeding but were given limited leave to participate and represent the interests of a group of Investors. Any Investor who does not wish to be represented by the Hass Group should contact them directly.

General information:

For members of the public wishing to follow this proceeding:

• Hearing dates and times are published on the Victoria Daily Court List. Hearings are listed here if scheduled to be heard today or the next business day.
• General information about this matter can be found on the Federal Law Search case record. Federal Law Search contains information such as:

- the name of the presiding judicial officer, the parties and their legal representatives.
- future court hearing dates (as known and subject to change)
- links to any Orders or judgments handed down by the Court
- case status.

Al Muderis v Nine Network

NSD917/2022

Status: Open

For members of the public wishing to follow this proceeding:

• This matter will be live streamed on the court's YouTube channel.
• For hearing dates, check the NSW Daily Court List - it will listed here if it is scheduled for hearing today (or the next business day if after 4:30pm).
• For future hearing dates, check the Federal Law Search case record.  Federal Law Search also contains information such as:

- the name of the presiding judicial officer, parties and their legal representatives.
- links to any Orders or judgments handed down by the Court.

Australian Securities Investment Commission (ASIC) v Brite Advisors

WAD13/2024

Status: Open

For members of the public wishing to follow this proceeding:

• This matter will be live streamed on the court's YouTube channel.
• For hearing dates, check the WA Daily Court List - it will listed here if it is scheduled for hearing today (or the next business day if after 4:30pm).
• General information about this matter can be found on the Federal Law Search case record.  Federal Law Search contains information such as:

- the name of the presiding judicial officer
- future court hearing dates (as known and subject to change)
- links to any Orders or judgments handed down by the Court
- case status.

Australian Securities Investment Commission (ASIC) v M101 Nominees Pty Ltd (closed)

VID524/2020

Status: Finalised 19 September 2025

For members of the public wishing to follow this proceeding:

• Hearing dates and times are published on the Victoria Daily Court List.  Hearings are listed here if scheduled to be heard today or the next business day.
• General information about this matter can be found on the Federal Law Search case record.  Federal Law Search contains information such as:

- the name of the presiding judicial officer
- future court hearing dates (as known and subject to change)
- links to any Orders or judgments handed down by the Court
- case status.

Epic Games, Apple and Google proceedings

4 matters are being heard together.

• For hearing dates, check the NSW Daily Court List or the Victoria Daily Court List . Hearings will be listed if scheduled for hearing today or, if after 4:30pm,  the next business day.
• General information about this matter can be found on the Federal Law Search case records:
  • NSD190/2021 (Epic Games Inc v  Google LLC)
  • NSD1236/2020 (Epic Games Inc v  Apple Inc)
  • VID341/2022 (David Anthony v Apple Inc)
  • VID232/2022 (Brett McDonald v Google LLC)

  Federal Law Search contains information such as:

  - the name of the presiding judicial officer
  - future court hearing dates (as known and subject to change)
  - links to any Orders or judgments handed down by the Court
  - case status.

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  McClure v Medibank Private

  Class Action  - VID64/2023

  Status: Open

  For members of the public wishing to follow this proceeding:

  • This matter will be live streamed on the court's YouTube channel.
  • For hearing dates, check the Victoria Daily Court List - it will listed here if it is scheduled for hearing today (or the next business day if after 4:30pm).
  • General information about this matter can be found on the Federal Law Search case record.  Federal Law Search contains information such as:

  - the name of the presiding judicial officer
  - future court hearing dates (as known and subject to change)
  - links to any Orders or judgments handed down by the Court
  - case status.

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  Michael Douglas on behalf of the Kabi Kabi First Nation Traditional Owners Native Title Claim Group v State of Queensland

  QUD20/2019

  For members of the public wishing to follow this proceeding:

  • For hearing dates, check the QLD Daily Court List - it will listed here if it is scheduled for hearing today (or the next business day if after 4:30pm).
  • General information about this matter can be found on the Federal Law Search case record.  Federal Law Search contains information such as:

  - the name of the presiding judicial officer
  - future court hearing dates (as known and subject to change)
  - links to any Orders or judgments handed down by the Court
  - case status.

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  Simon Mallia v Colonial First State Investments Ltd

  Class Action  - VID28/2020

  Status: Open

  For members of the public wishing to follow this proceeding:

  • Opt out notice is on the Class Actions page
  • For hearing dates, check the Victoria Daily Court List - it will listed here if it is scheduled for hearing today (or the next business day if after 4:30pm).
  • General information about this matter can be found on the Federal Law Search case record.  Federal Law Search contains information such as:

  - the name of the presiding judicial officer
  - future court hearing dates (as known and subject to change)
  - links to any Orders or judgments handed down by the Court
  - case status.

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