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Sirtex must alert class if cash dips below $80M, judge rules
Shareholders in a class action against Sirtex have secured an order forcing the life sciences company to notify them of any plan that would see its $128 million in liquid assets drop below $80 million.
Westpac class action funder agrees to net commission
The funder underwriting a class action against Westpac will take a 25 percent cut of the net -- not gross -- recovery sum to secure a judge's approval of a common fund order in the case. 
Judge shoots down Sirtex bid for class closure order
A judge has rejected an application by biotech company Sirtex Medical to limit a class action to shareholders who register as group members in the next month, saying a class-closure order could dramatically cut down on the size of the class.
Ex-Sirtex CEO charged with insider trading
The former CEO of biotech company Sirtex Medical has been charged with insider trading.
Law firms won’t challenge AMP class action ruling
A landmark ruling that transferred four competing federal class actions against AMP to state court will stand, with the law firms behind the cases opting out of a fight in the High Court.
Showdown looms as BHP faces 3rd class action over Brazil mine disaster
BHP Billiton has been hit with a third class action in Australia over the 2015 dam failure at its Samarco mine in Brazil, and the lead applicant in the latest case -- one of the biggest pension funds in the US -- has a lot at stake.
Vendors can’t probe claims against auction house Mossgreen
A Federal Court judge has shot down an eleventh hour bid by unpaid vendors of collapsed auction house Mossgreen for discovery to see if they have a claim against the company, including a possible class action claim.
Broker can’t take back admission in Provident class action defence
A judge has shot down a last minute bid by an insurance brokerage facing a cross claim in a class action over failed debenture issuer Provident Capital to retract an admission in its defence ahead of trial next month.
Competing Murray Goulburn class actions look set to co-exist
The judge presiding over two shareholder class actions against Murray Goulburn indicated Friday he would likely let both cases proceed jointly to a trial in 2020.
Law firm abandons Banana Boat class action
Bannister Law has dropped its investigation of a possible class action against the makers of Banana Boat aerosol sunscreen, which faced numerous complaints by consumers who claimed they were burned while using the spray-on sunblock