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After invalidity ruling, law firm tries again with MySuper class action against NAB units
Maurice Blackburn has brought a second class action against two NAB units over $6.3 billion in super funds, after the law firm's first attempt was shut down by a state court as invalid.
Boral ruling a warning to class action lawyers to be on their best behaviour
A judgment in a heated carriage fight between three class actions against construction giant Boral provides some guidance to law firms about conduct that could potentially compromise their case for why they should be crowned the victor in a class action beauty parade.
No win no fee carries law firm to victory in Boral class action beauty parade
The law firm running its class action on a no win no fee basis has been crowned the winner in a battle against two competing firms to lead a shareholder class action against construction giant Boral, in the first such judgment handed down in the wake of a High Court ruling on competing class actions.
Litigation funder not on hook for costs in failed Airservices class action
The litigation funder that backed a dismissed employment class action against aviation service provider Airservices Australia has successfully argued that it should not bear the company's costs of defending the case
Jardine Lloyd Thompson wants to declass lawsuit over ‘excessive’ insurance premiums
Insurance broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson wants to declass a representative action brought on behalf of local councils in NSW alleging it socked them with inflated premiums, arguing there are no common questions to be determined in the case.
JPMorgan wants to have its cake and eat it too in ANZ cartel case, court hears
Whistleblower JPMorgan can't be a witness in a criminal cartel case over a $2.5 billion ANZ share placement that has ensnared several investment banks and top executives and claim privilege over witness statements relevant to the case, a court has heard.
‘Disturbing number of similarities’: Judge slaps interim injunction on ‘RestQ’ trade mark use
A judge has issued an injunction temporarily barring use of the RestQ trade mark on sleep products sold by Martin & Pleasance because of a “disturbing” number of similarities with the marketing and appearance of an established competitor’s Rescue natural sleep aid product.
GetSwift wins appeal bid to disqualify judge from class action
GetSwift has triumphed in its bid to disqualify a judge who refused to recuse himself from hearing a shareholder class action against the logistics software company after presiding over ASIC's civil penalty proceeding against the company.
44-count indictment filed in ANZ criminal cartel case
Forty-four charges have been outlined in a long-awaited indictment in a criminal cartel case over a $2.5 billion ANZ share placement, including 29 charges against top executives from ANZ, Deutsche Bank and Citigroup.
GetSwift slammed for ‘unfair attack’ on judge hearing class action, ASIC case
GetSwift has been criticised for its "quite unfair attack" on a Federal Court judge who refused to disqualify himself from hearing a shareholder class action against the logistics software company after presiding over ASIC's civil penalty proceeding against the company.