Other Cases of Public Interest

This page contains links to information on cases that are being live streamed to the public on the Court's YouTube channel.

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: 16 July 2026

Current status of the proceeding

On 13 July 2026, the Court made final orders in the proceedings.

The orders made in the proceeding commenced by ASIC, which were agreed as between the parties, provide for the winding up of the unregistered managed investment scheme and the appointment of Robert Woods and Salvatore Algeri of Deloitte SRT Pty Ltd as joint and several liquidators of both the Scheme and First Mutual Private Equity Pty Ltd (FMPE).

Copies of the Court’s orders made on 13 July 2026 in the proceeding commenced by ASIC, and the related proceeding commenced by Mr Cotton and FMPE, are available in the Downloads table below.

The application by the Receivers for the approval of their remuneration and other costs and expenses was heard by a Judicial Registrar on 2 July 2026. The Judicial Registrar's decision is currently reserved.

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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