THE legal battle between Lewis and activist shareholder Dave Woollam appears to have moved back to the Financial Services Board (FSB) where its directorate of market abuse, hours after clearing Woollam of insider trading charges, informed him he was once again under their spotlight.In a SENS statement on Friday, Lewis referred to a complaint it had lodged with the FSB against Woollam in July 2015 "for the making and/or publishing of false, misleading or deceptive statements, promises or forecasts, of and regarding it".This was the same letter that prompted the insider trading investigation.The statement said the directorate of market abuse had confirmed in a letter dated September 28 that the investigation into these allegations was still ongoing.The directorate’s head, Solly Keetse, said he could not provide information about the latest move on Woollam, but confirmed the FSB had received a complaint of false and misleading reporting that it would probe.Last Wednesday, the directora...
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