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GetSwift boss accused by co-founder of misleading him on sale of shares
Securities 2022-08-09 11:35 pm By Christine Caulfield

GetSwift managing director and founder Joel Macdonald faces a lawsuit by former Melbourne Demons teammate James Strauss, who helped launch the strife-ridden logistics tech company […]

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GetSwift says stock price drop didn’t prove ‘materiality’ of ASX statements
Securities 2022-02-24 10:22 pm By Sam Matthews

Logistics company GetSwift will argue on appeal that a judge who found the company took a “PR-driven approach” to ASX statements was wrong in his […]

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The class action settlements that came under fire in 2021
Class Actions 2022-01-12 6:04 pm By Christine Caulfield

If evidence were needed that courts are not rubber stamping class action settlements, the scrutiny of multi-million dollar agreements in 2021 is proof positive that […]

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Judge pulls up ASIC for ‘strange’ handling of GetSwift case
Securities 2021-11-26 5:06 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has dressed down ASIC over the handling of its action against GetSwift, criticising the regulator’s failure to seek a court injunction to prevent […]

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Low GetSwift class action settlement to get OK despite ‘slam dunk’ case
Class Actions 2021-11-18 2:39 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has indicated he will approve the ‘very low’ GetSwift class action settlement because the company appeared to be broke, but the law firm […]

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GetSwift breached law through ‘public relations-driven approach’ to ASX statements, court finds
Securities 2021-11-10 1:46 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has scored a victory in its long-running case against GetSwift, with the Federal Court finding the company and its […]

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Judge slams notice of ‘very light’ GetSwift class action settlement
Class Actions 2021-10-18 3:58 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has criticised a proposed settlement notice in a shareholder class action against GetSwift for failing to inform group members of how much they […]

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GetSwift settlement gives class action members $1.5M, slice of raised capital
Class Actions 2021-09-28 5:00 pm By Miklos Bolza

Logistics company GetSwift’s settlement of a shareholder class action will see group members share in $1.5 million cash plus access to further funds and revenue […]

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Boral class action decision forces litigation funders to retool
Analysis 2021-04-29 3:11 pm By Miklos Bolza

As the no win, no fee model comes out on top in another high profile class action beauty contest, legal experts say third-party litigation funders […]

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GetSwift wins appeal bid to disqualify judge from class action
Appeals 2021-03-05 10:38 am By Spencer Fowler Steen

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 […]

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