The judge who tossed a class action by Quintis’ shareholders should have found a restatement of assets would have materially affected the sandalwood company’s share price “as a matter of common sense”, a court has been told.
Five passengers who were forced off a Qatar Airways flight and strip searched at Doha International Airport have successfully appealed the summary dismissal of their case against the airline, with the Full Court finding key issues were not suited for summary determination.
S&P has reached a settlement in a case by two Cayman Island companies over alleged defective ratings but a class action won’t settle until “hell freezes over,” a court has heard.
The funder of a failed class action against the founder of sandalwood producer Quintis and EY and has been hit with costs, despite arguing the order would set a bad precedent.
EnergyAustralia has admitted that its ‘Go Neutral’ carbon offset product did not prevent or reverse the harms associated with the burning of fossil fuels.
EnergyAustralia has reached a settlement with advocacy group Parents for Climate in a suit accusing it of falsely promoting its carbon offset products as carbon neutral.
The former CEO of the Star was not responsible for every aspect of the business and instead played a “supervisory role”, a court has heard in ASIC’s case over the casino’s money laundering failures.
Star Entertainment’s management and board cannot shirk responsibility for turning a blind eye to money laundering risks by pointing the finger at each other, ASIC has told a court.
Insurer AAI has taken aim at an architect and builder as it seeks to limit its liability in a class action over alleged combustible cladding installed in two high-rise towers in a Sydney suburb.
Fitch Ratings has lost its bid for summary dismissal of claims in a class action over allegedly rosy ratings for risky derivative financial products issued 17 years ago on the basis that they are time-barred.