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Dick Smith insurers face class action over IPO-related policy
Class Actions 2019-07-08 4:43 pm By Miklos Bolza

Allianz and a number of other insurers of Dick Smith are now facing a class action over the extent of coverage under an insurance policy […]

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Deloitte grilled after claiming partners have no right to access files from litigation room
Appeals 2019-05-06 10:07 pm By Christine Caulfield

Lawyers for Deloitte were questioned by an appeals court Monday after arguing that the accounting giant’s partners had no access to the firm’s files, stored […]

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Deloitte can’t escape class action claims over failure of Dick Smith
Class Actions 2019-04-11 9:36 pm By Christine Caulfield

Accounting giant Deloitte has failed in its bid to strike out claims made in two shareholder class actions alleging it was careless in auditing the […]

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Deloitte contributed to Dick Smith’s downfall, class actions now claim
Class Actions 2019-03-18 8:01 pm By Miklos Bolza

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu is facing claims by the lead applicants in two class actions against failed retail giant Dick Smith alleging its poor accounting practices […]

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Global law firm Clifford Chance falls victim to phishing scam
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2019-03-12 2:02 pm By Miklos Bolza

Clifford Chance has been targeted by a phishing scam in which fraudsters sent emails purportedly from the global law firm to mislead clients into paying […]

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Deloitte continues fight to keep Hastie files secret after claiming partner made off with them
Class Actions 2019-02-04 7:56 pm By Christine Caulfield

Deloitte is challenging a judge’s ruling that certain partners not be excused from an order to produce files of the accounting giant’s audit work for […]

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Top 10 class action settlements of 2018
Exclusive 2019-01-11 11:29 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

From a record-setting funderā€™s cut to the first call for “proportionalityā€, last year saw a number of groundbreaking judgments approving class action settlements worth more […]

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ASIC won’t eavesdrop on ex-Rio Tinto execs’ US depositions
Securities 2018-12-12 12:43 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has promised it will stay away from the depositions of two former Rio Tinto executives in proceedings underway in […]

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Funder in Dick Smith class action won’t guarantee lower commission amid delays
Class Actions 2018-11-22 4:53 pm By Miklos Bolza

Litigation funder Investor Claim Partner won’t promise it will maintain a lower commission rate in one of the Dick Smith class actions if mediation is […]

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Dick Smith shareholder must join class action to pursue claims, judge says
Class Actions 2018-11-20 11:17 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Dick Smith shareholder has lost his bid to bring a separate proceeding against the failed home goods retailer while two class actions are afoot. […]

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