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Funder’s commission cut by 33% in ‘lower risk’ employment class action
Employment 2022-12-01 3:28 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has cut a funder’s commission by 33 per cent after approving a $20 million settlement in a sham contracting class action against telco […]

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Government ditches ‘costs neutrality’ model in Respect at Work bill
Policy and Regulation 2022-11-25 4:23 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Albanese government has removed provisions from sex harassment legislation that passed the senate on Friday which would have forced parties to bear their own […]

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Law firms ordered to join forces in Blue Sky, EY class action
Class Actions 2022-11-23 10:29 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered two law firms that filed competing shareholder class actions against failed Blue Sky Alternative Investments and auditor EY to team up […]

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Battle to lead Blue Sky shareholder class action is on
Class Actions 2022-11-21 3:28 am By Cat Fredenburgh

The law firm that filed a second securities class action against failed Blue Sky Alternative Investments and auditor EY has moved swiftly to stay a […]

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Nuix drags PwC into shareholder class action over $1.8B IPO
Corporate 2022-11-09 11:41 pm By Christine Caulfield

Nuix has pointed the finger at its accountant PricewaterhouseCoopers in the software company’s defence to a class action over a prospectus for its $1.8 billion […]

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Shareholders launch second class action against Blue Sky, EY
Securities 2022-11-08 11:57 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A second securities class action has been filed against failed Blue Sky Alternative Investments and auditor EY alleging financial reports materially overstated the health of […]

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Dixon Advisory class action scores partial win in bid for insurance info
Insurance 2022-10-27 11:16 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A class action on behalf of Dixon Advisory clients with claims allegedly worth $463 million has won orders that the collapsed wealth manager disclose its […]

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Astora’s sudden fall into bankruptcy amid pelvic mesh class action ‘troubling’, judge says
Class Actions 2022-10-26 4:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has stayed a class action on behalf of 6,000 women allegedly injured by defective pelvic mesh devices after Astora Women’s Health filed for […]

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High Court rejects Worley’s plea to weigh in on disclosure test in shareholder class actions
Class Actions 2022-10-21 11:32 pm By Christine Caulfield

In a boost to shareholder class actions, the High Court has dismissed an application by engineering services firm Worley to appeal a finding that companies […]

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Shine hit with indemnity costs for ‘serious dereliction of duty’ in personal injury case
Legal Ethics 2022-10-18 3:10 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered Shine Lawyers to pay indemnity costs in a side dispute over an “objectionable” subpoena the firm issued five days before trial […]

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