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Judge to hear second group costs order bid in G8 shareholder class action
A Victoria Supreme Court judge will hear the second ever application for a group costs order in a shareholder class action against G8 Education, saying she hoped to deal with the bid in a “straightforward way”.
Crown class action over Chinese arrests can’t block SkyCity share price evidence
SkyCity's announcement to shareholders about an employee's interrogation by Chinese gambling authorities made little difference to the NZ casino operator's share price, Crown Resorts has told a court in expert evidence ahead of a looming class action trial.
COVID-19 class actions against Victorian government doomed to fail, court told
Two class actions over Victoria's botched handling of the COVID-19 hotel quarantine program alleged to be responsible for the state's second pandemic wave plead a novel duty of care that doesn't exist, a court has heard.
Crown class action can access Vic gaming watchdog’s interviews with employees
A shareholder class action against Crown Resorts can access transcripts of interviews conducted by the Victorian gaming regulator with former top brass and two Crown employees who were arrested in China in 2016 as part of a crackdown on gambling
Gaming watchdog dragged into Crown class action over Chinese gambling crackdown
Victoria's gaming regulator may seek to block access by a shareholder class action against Crown Resorts to transcripts of interviews with Crown employees about a Chinese gambling crackdown that resulted in the jailing of 19 employees in 2016.
Court orders G8 class action plaintiff to remove redaction from costs agreement
A judge has ordered the lead applicant in a shareholder class action against G8 Education to disclose a previously redacted clause of a costs agreement to the childcare centre operator, saying he failed to show how supplying the information would give G8 a tactical advantage in the case.
Andrews government to seek quick end to COVID-19 class actions
The Victorian government will argue for summary dismissal of two class actions filed over the bungled COVID-19 hotel quarantine program said to be responsible for the state's second pandemic wave last year.
Law firm to expand Crown shareholder class action on back of gaming authority report
Three days after launching a class action against Crown Resorts over potential anti-money laundering breaches revealed at a NSW gaming authority inquiry, Maurice Blackburn has said it will amend the pleadings in a separate shareholder class action against the casino giant using findings from the inquiry's final report.
Crown Resorts hit with class action over money laundering compliance
Maurice Blackburn has hit Crown Resorts with a shareholder class action alleging the casino giant had lax anti-money laundering compliance systems in place over  a six-year period.
Murray Goulburn’s former top execs banned from managing companies
Murray Goulburn's former managing director Gary Helou and chief financial officer Brad Hingle have been disqualified from heading up companies after they were found to have breached the Corporations Act for their role in the milk supplier's repeated failure to disclose an expected material decrease in the milk supplier's earnings guidance for 2016.