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Facing ‘staggeringly large’ security costs, class action queries separate lawyers for Blue Sky execs
Class Actions 2023-06-21 11:07 pm By Sam Matthews

The applicant in a class action against Blue Sky Alternative Investments and auditor EY has raised an “often overlooked” principle to challenge the separate legal […]

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Shine’s shareholder dividends called out by J&J class action judge in fight over costs
Class Actions 2023-06-13 11:36 pm By Sam Matthews

The judge weighing the legal costs sought to be deducted from a $300 million settlement in pelvic mesh class actions against Johnson & Johnson has […]

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Insurers ‘can’t say’ if they will cover Blue Sky class action claims
Class Actions 2023-06-09 9:17 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has avoided a fight “with the High Court written all over it” over whether an investor class action against Blue Sky Alternative Investments […]

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Former top judge lands post-retirement gig as referee in fight over J&J pelvic mesh settlement
Class Actions 2023-05-31 4:01 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Federal Court’s recently retired top judge has landed on his feet with his appointment by the court as referee to determine which of a […]

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Virgin class action wants DOCA indemnity clause amended to reflect ‘what creditors were told’
Restructuring & Insolvency 2023-05-31 4:39 pm By Sam Matthews

A class action of bond holders accusing Virgin Australia of failing to disclose its true financial position in a 2019 prospectus for a capital raising […]

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Online traders win discovery in class action over risky CFDs
Class Actions 2023-05-24 5:16 pm By Sam Matthews

Online trading company CMC Markets has succeeded in accessing advice given to class action members who are seeking to recover 10 years’ worth of “significant” […]

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Healthcare REIT can’t add claims against Dexus in trust takeover spat
Real Estate 2023-05-23 5:45 pm By Sam Matthews

Real estate investment trust NorthWest can amend its pleadings in a lawsuit alleging one of the country’s largest unlisted healthcare property funds conspired to prevent […]

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‘Absurd and unworkable’: Lendlease pans ex-Greenwoods partner’s argument in tax dodge case
Employment 2023-05-22 9:16 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A sacked Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills partner seeking $13 million in compensation from his former firm and Lendlease has been criticised for claiming that […]

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‘Extraordinary unhappiness’ with $300M J&J pelvic mesh settlement, court hears
Product Liability 2023-05-19 3:08 pm By Sam Matthews

A contradictor in two pelvic mesh class actions against Johnson & Johnson and unit Ethicon has told the court of the “extraordinary amount of group […]

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AMP hit with $24M penalty for ‘unconscionable’ practice of charging dead customers
Financial Services 2023-05-19 12:16 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has ordered two AMP units to pay a total of $24 million after finding the wealth manager acted unconscionably in charging insurance premiums […]

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