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Funder comes up short in share transfer dispute
Business of Law 2022-08-25 10:42 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A joint venture formed to fund class action litigation has lost its bid for declarations against one of its former shareholders after arguing its former […]

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Class action against Westpac says bank’s discovery not up to Worley standard
Class Actions 2022-08-24 11:17 pm By Christine Caulfield

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 […]

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Judge doubts class action’s Kiwi damages claim against a2 Milk
Class Actions 2022-08-24 11:31 pm By Sam Matthews

A consolidated class action’s bid to include claims concerning dairy company a2 Milk’s disclosures to the New Zealand stock exchange is in doubt, despite broad […]

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Law firms lay down swords in Mesoblast shareholder class actions
Class Actions 2022-08-24 1:54 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

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 […]

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Hyundai, Kia face class action investigation over engine defect
Product Liability 2022-08-24 11:17 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

South Korean car makers Hyundai and Kia are facing a class action investigation in Australia over cars containing potentially defective petrol engines, after agreeing to […]

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Law firms’ agency agreement prevails over ‘opaque’ funding in Nuix class action battle
Class Actions 2022-08-23 11:04 pm By Sam Matthews

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 […]

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Blue Sky, auditor EY hit with shareholder class action
Class Actions 2022-08-23 11:36 pm By Sam Matthews

Failed asset manager Blue Sky Alternative Investments has been served with a class action over the company’s alleged overstated financial reports between 2016 and 2018 […]

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Onus on franchisor to prove $1.2M security would not kill class action, Full Court told
Class Actions 2022-08-22 11:57 pm By Christine Caulfield

Fighting what they say is a stultifying $1.23 million order for security for defence costs in a class action, franchisees of Hog’s Breath Cafe have […]

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Boiling mad: Property owners file class action over allegedly defective air conditioning
Class Actions 2022-08-19 3:01 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A New South Wales developer and construction company have been hit with a class action by aggrieved property owners at a Central Coast commercial development […]

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Ford class action judge says $100,000 appeal notice to group members pointless
Class Actions 2022-08-18 11:18 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Despite noting that a class action trial and appeal were “unusual”, a judge overseeing a long-running class action against Ford has refused an application to […]

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