Article: AUSTRALIAN JAMES HARDIE EXECS' COURT HEARING STARTS TODAY.

SYDNEY, July 27 Asia Pulse - An Australian court hearing to determine penalties for the disgraced former board members of James Hardie will begin today.

Ten former directors and non-executive directors of the building products company in April were found to have breached sections of the Corporations Act during the establishment of an asbestos compensation trust in 2001 and a corporate restructure in 2003.

New South Wales (NSW) Supreme Court Justice Ian Gzell found in favour of 33 of 52 allegations made by the Australian Securities Investments Commission (ASIC) in a civil action against the defendants, which also include James Hardie Industries NV and its ...

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