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Mark Elliott’s firm appeals costs ruling in Treasury Wine class action
A firm owned by solicitor Mark Elliot has launched an appeal challenging costs orders made against it in a stayed class action against winemaker Treasury Wine Estates.
Treasury Wine wins costs from solicitor’s company over stayed class action
The Federal Court has granted Treasury Wine Estates costs of a stayed class action filed against it by a firm owned by solicitor Mark Elliott, despite a settlement in a related class action barring TWE from seeking remedies from class members.
GetSwift weighs bid to toss law firm from ASIC action
GetSwift has warned it may seek an injunction blocking Johnson Winter & Slattery from acting as instructing lawyers to the corporate cop in its enforcement action against the logistics company, saying the firm provided advisory work for it last year.
ACCC calls for $35M fine against Empower Institute
The Australia Competition and Consumer Commission is seeking a $35 million penalty against Empower Institute after the court found the vocational trainer engaged in unconscionable conduct by "duping" customers into enrolling in courses they could not afford.
ACCC wins access to Trivago docs over website, ad changes
Hotel booking aggregator Trivago, which last month admitted to breaching the consumer laws over its travel accommodation rankings, has lost a bid to keep secret internal documents that detail why the company made changes to its website and rejigged its advertising.
Treasury Wine can’t get costs for stayed class actions, court told
Treasury Wine Estates can't claim its legal costs in defending against two stayed shareholder class actions because the terms of a settlement in a third class action barred the company from recovering anything from group members in related cases, a court has heard.
Sirtex must alert class if cash dips below $80M, judge rules
Shareholders in a class action against Sirtex have secured an order forcing the life sciences company to notify them of any plan that would see its $128 million in liquid assets drop below $80 million.
Ex-Sirtex CEO charged with insider trading
The former CEO of biotech company Sirtex Medical has been charged with insider trading.
Sirtex shareholders fear ‘bare cupboard’ for class action after takeover
Shareholders in a class action against Sirtex Medical have lost a bid for an order preventing the life sciences company from quietly moving $128 million in cash assets out of the country after its $1.9 billion takeover by a Chinese private equity company comes into effect Thursday, but the battle over the money will likely continue.