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United Petroleum will not face cross-claims by franchisees, with a judge calling the bid “a very colourable application” to create overlap with a class action in the Supreme Court.
The PR firm promoting a class action against United Petroleum has denied it hurt the petrol chain's reputation by publishing an image depicting it as 'evil'.
United Petroleum and director Ari Silver can wait for the rehearing of a security for costs bid before filing defences to a franchisee class action alleging misleading conduct.
Westpac's shuttered home loan unit RAMS may hit back at franchisees' class action claims by alleging they made misrepresentations and provided fraudulent documents.
Domino’s has been stung with shareholder class action accusing the pizza giant of misleading the market about its expected performance in Japan.
Westpac's head of audit and risk has taken her employer to court, claiming the bank shut down her compliance concerns about its shuttered mortgage broking subsidiary RAMS and stigmatised her as a "troublemaker" after she made repeated inquiries into the matter.
A court has overturned a decision that franchisees bringing a class action against United Petroleum should be spared a security for costs order, saying there wasn't enough evidence to conclude that the case would otherwise be stifled.
A class action against restaurant chain Fogo Brasilia and its law firm alleging franchisees were misled about the profitability of their businesses could be shut down, with the lead plaintiff unable to pay security for costs after the funder pulled out, a court has heard.
The PR firm for a franchisee class action against United Petroleum has been sued for allegedly distributing an image to group members that depicted the petrol giant as "evil" and was allegedly intended to harm its position in the class action.
A judge has granted Australian bubble tea franchise Sharetea a third adjournment of a trial in a $10 million case brought by its Taiwanese franchisor, despite “very significant concern” that Sharetea’s director did not do everything in his power to find new lawyers in time.