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CBA fights class actions’ bid to keep ‘truly dead’ cases alive
Class Actions 2025-08-28 11:27 pm By Sam Matthews

Following the failure of two class actions to prove market-based loss from the Commonwealth Bank’s disclosure breaches, the bank is fighting the class actions’ bid to pursue individual ‘no transaction’ cases, saying they were “trying to keep something alive that is truly dead”.

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Insurers lose bid to see Ashurst advice in Greensill dispute
Financial Services 2025-08-27 1:58 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Insurers Bond & Credit Company and Tokio Marine can’t eyeball advice given by Ashurst to lender White Oak in a dispute over the collapse of supply chain finance company Greensill.

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Privilege fight erupts in Greensill case over email repeating Ashurst advice
Insurance 2025-08-25 11:34 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Lender White Oak has argued it can shield an email that repeats legal advice from Ashurst that was accidentally disclosed to insurers Bond & Credit Company and Tokio Marine, which it has sued over the collapse of supply chain finance company Greensill. 

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Cudeco class action judge threatens to set trial down if KPMG settlement not finalised
Class Actions 2025-08-19 3:02 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge hearing a class action over the collapse of mining company Cudeco has questioned why, despite an in-principle settlement being reached with auditor KPMG, the parties have not sought to formally dismiss the claim. 

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Jetstar claims ‘silver bullet’ against COVID-19 flight credits class action
Class Actions 2025-08-01 11:56 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Jetstar is seeking an initial trial on an issue it claims will be a “silver bullet” against a class action on behalf of hundreds of thousands of customers whose flights were cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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PE firm Goldstone can’t appeal oppression ruling before damages
Financial Services 2025-07-31 11:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Private equity firm Goldstone has lost its bid to lodge an appeal before damages are determined, after a judge found  it invalidly terminated its managing director’s employment for standing in the way of a deal with her business partner’s son.

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Qantas class action over flight credits blasts airline’s ‘wholly inadequate’ discovery
Class Actions 2025-07-23 11:35 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A class action against Qantas has characterised the airline’s document discovery as “wholly inadequate” and is resisting a bid by the airline for six more months to produce senior management emails.

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ASIC wins travel ban, citing possible $640M in Keystone, Falcon investor losses
ASIC 2025-07-17 11:36 pm By Cindy Cameronne

ASIC has won travel bans against two people who are being investigated over their links to Keystone and Falcon Capital funds, which are suspected of misusing investor money, after the regulator claimed losses could be “catastrophic”. 

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Goldstone denies shareholder oppression, blames ‘irretrievable breakdown’ in relationship
Appeals 2025-07-17 1:10 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Private equity firm Goldstone has cited an “irretrievable breakdown” in the relationship between shareholders in seeking to appeal a ruling that found it liable for oppression.

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Mercedes-Benz dealers come up short in appeal of $650M lawsuit loss
Appeals 2025-07-09 11:29 pm By Sam Matthews

Mercedes-Benz dealers have lost their appeal of a decision tossing their $650 million suit, with the Full Court backing the primary judge’s rejection of a “moralistic” approach to unconscionable conduct.

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