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High Court ends BHP’s campaign to exclude foreign investors from class action
BHP Group has lost its High Court battle to keep foreign investors from an Australian shareholder class action over the devastating collapse of a Brazilian dam.
CIMIC knocks ballooning pleadings in shareholder class action
Construction firm CIMIC has foreshadowed a fight over “obscure” new pleadings in a two year-old shareholder class action alleging the company failed to keep the market informed about issues with its Middle East operations.
Westpac slams ‘disorderly’ shareholder class action over AUSTRAC disclosures
Westpac has criticized the lead applicant in a class action filed in the wake of AUSTRAC proceedings for the "disorderly" conduct of the lagging proceedings, with discovery yet to be finalized as the case nears its third anniversary.
Lawyers to seek 22% cut in Noumi shareholder class action
Law firms Slater & Gordon and Phi Finney McDonald are seeking a 22 per cent cut of any recovery in a consolidated shareholder class action against food company Noumi and its auditor Deloitte over $590 million in accounting irregularities.
Judge slams Domino’s for obstructionism in underpayments class action
A judge has blasted Domino's for its obstructionism in an underpayments class action and promised to order the pizza franchise giant to hand over information on its stores to facilitate settlement.
Class action against Westpac says bank’s discovery not up to Worley standard
Westpac and the lead applicant in a class action filed in the wake of AUSTRAC proceedings are still battling it out over discovery of evidence three years into the case. And the applicant claims the bank's discovery protocol fails the new test set by the Full Federal Court earlier this year.
Law firms lay down swords in Mesoblast shareholder class actions
Two law firms that filed competing class actions against regenerative medicine company Mesoblast for allegedly misleading shareholders about its Remestemcel-L treatment for COVID-19 complications have agreed to join forces and sidestep a beauty parade.
Law firms’ agency agreement prevails over ‘opaque’ funding in Nuix class action battle
Law firms Shine Lawyers and Phi Finney McDonald have won a contest to jointly run a class action against embattled tech company Nuix, with rival Banton Group losing out on its “opaque” funding agreement.
GetSwift shareholder class action settlement has ‘collapsed’, judge says
A judge overseeing a shareholder class action against GetSwift has said the settlement and company itself have “collapsed” after the logistics business went into liquidation and failed to make the last of the upfront payments due under the deal’s $1.5 million cash component.
Funder backing multiple cases against Deloitte can’t access docs in Noumi class action
Deloitte has won its bid to keep confidential documents away from the funder backing a consolidated shareholder class against food company Noumi which alleges the auditor was complicit in misleading the market.