Swift resolution sought on Storm trialBY MELANIE TIMBRELL | WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012 11:40AMLawyers representing ASIC, the Commonwealth Bank, Macquarie and Bank of Queensland are expected to hold an emergency meeting tomorrow ahead of Federal Court proceedings on the 2008 collapse of Storm Financial. |
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