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Downer EDI points finger at KPMG in shareholder class action
Energy & Natural Resources 2024-03-04 3:55 pm By Christine Caulfield

Downer EDI has named KPMG in a cross-claim in a class action by shareholders, a move the accounting giant says has forced it to resign […]

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Judge orders soft class closure in ‘junk’ insurance class action
Class Actions 2024-02-28 10:40 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has ordered soft class closure in a class action against Suncorp unit AAI over allegedly worthless insurance, saying that knowing how many of […]

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Suncorp’s AAI fights for class closure in insurance class action
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-02-12 4:39 pm By Sam Matthews

Suncorp subsidiary AAI has asked a court to order soft class closure in a group proceeding over allegedly worthless insurance, saying it was ā€œpassing strangeā€ […]

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Reading the tea leaves from 2023’s class action beauty parades
Analysis 2024-01-15 11:19 pm By Sam Matthews

The countryā€™s most experienced class action law firm won two and lost two in last year’s beauty parades before the courts, showing track record is […]

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Over United Petroleum’s objections, class action firm can peek at franchisee communications
Franchises 2023-10-17 11:51 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The law firm that’s running a franchisee class action against United Petroleum over allegedly loss-making Pie Faces stores has has won its bid to peek […]

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United Petroleum says class action firm can’t ‘veto’ chats with group members
Franchises 2023-10-04 9:50 pm By Sam Matthews

United Petroleum, which is facing a franchisee class action over allegedly loss-making Pie Face stores, is resisting a plaintiff law firm’s bid for ā€œa right […]

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Consolidated Downer EDI class action carries the day
Class Actions 2023-10-02 3:18 pm By Sam Matthews

Two law firms that were able to “work cooperatively” to join their cases have been awarded carriage of a shareholder class action against mining firm […]

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Judge approves $6.88M CFO in $25M Fonterra class action settlement
Class Actions 2023-09-21 11:56 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has approved a common fund order awarding $6.88 million to the funder behind a class action against Fonterra that settled for $25 million, […]

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Three law firms team up in battle to run class action against Downer
Class Actions 2023-08-28 11:31 pm By Sam Matthews

The field of competitors in a four-way contest to run a shareholder class action against Downer EDI over a $40 million profit overstatement has narrowed […]

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Downer EDI class actions call for stay of rival cases in four-way fight
Class Actions 2023-07-11 5:13 pm By Christine Caulfield

The applicants in competing class actions against Downer EDI have set out their proposals for the courts overseeing the cases, with two calling for orders […]

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