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Kevin Gallagher avoids insider trading trial with settlement

Jesinta BurtonWestern Australia reporter
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Santos boss Kevin Gallagher has settled a six-year legal battle brought by the liquidators of collapsed contractor Forge Group on the eve of the trial, avoiding the need to defend insider trading claims from the witness box.

The trial, pitting Forge Group against Perth-based engineering firm Clough and two former directors, had been due to begin in Western Australia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday.

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Jesinta Burton is The Australian Financial Review’s Western Australia reporter based in Perth. Connect with Jesinta on Twitter. Email Jesinta at jesinta.burton@nine.com.au
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