The liquidators of defunct stockbroker Halifax are justified in their decision to refrain from realising existing investments over the protests of some investors, until substantive […]
A judge has approved a notice in a class action against Westpac alerting group members that an “expense sharing order” will be sought by the […]
Westpac has criticised Shine Lawyers for allegedly turning a registration and opt out notice to class action members into a ‘sales pitch’ designed to book-build […]
The funder behind a class action against Westpac over allegedly excessive insurance premiums has confirmed that it will continue backing the case despite earlier concerns […]
The funder behind a class action against Westpac over allegedly excessive insurance premiums that was at the centre of a successful High Court challenge to […]
Judges have no power to order all class action members to pay a proportion of a litigation funder’s commission out of their share of a […]
The High Court is poised this week to issue its judgment in a case challenging the validity of common fund orders in class actions, a […]
A judge has ordered all proceedings against Dick Smith to be heard concurrently during a marathon three month trial, after the plaintiffs in a shareholder […]
Ernst & Young, which is facing a lawsuit brought by the receiver of a managed investment fund overseen by failed financial services firm LM Investment […]
The plaintiffs in an investor class action filed against Dick Smith’s insurers want a separate hearing from four other representative and company proceedings against the […]