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AMP’s bid to declass insurance class action ‘antithesis’ of interests of justice, court rules
Financial services company AMP has lost its bid to de-class representative proceedings brought on behalf of 1.5 million insurance customers.
‘This is ridiculous’: Judge pans Google’s bid for confidentiality in John Barilaro’s case
A bid by Google for a confidentiality undertaking by former NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro over evidence produced in the politician's defamation case has earned a sharp rebuke by a judge.
Banksia judge made no allowance for ‘youth and inexperience’ of Mark Elliott’s son, appeal says
The judge who made findings against the son of the mastermind behind the Banksia class action scam may have formed strong views about the 27-year-old's role before he testified and used the flawed suggestion that he was his father's right-hand man as an "evidential gap filler", an appeals court has been told.
‘Not a shred of evidence’: Judge questions appeal in HWL Ebsworth negligence suit
A judge has questioned property developer PPK Group's challenge to the dismissal of its long-running negligence case against HWL Ebsworth over the $25.5 million sale of Crown-owned land in Sydney.
Beach Energy hit with shareholder class action over Western Flank projections
South Australian oil and gas firm Beach Energy has been hit with a class action over allegedly misleading earnings projections for its Western Flank oil and gas reserves in the Cooper Basin.
Melissa Caddick’s parents may face court battle over $2.6M Edgecliff property
The parents of accused Sydney fraudster Melissa Caddick may need to bring court proceedings to retain their $2.6 million Edgecliff home and recoup $1.2 million they gave to their daughter for the mortgage.
ACCC approves NAB’s $1.2B acquisition of Citi’s consumer business
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has given the green light to the National Australia Bank’s proposed $1.2 billion acquisition of Citigroup's Australian consumer business, finding the deal is not likely to substantially lessen competition.
Class action accuses QSuper of overcharging 140,000 members
Superannuation fund QSuper has been hit with a class action for allegedly overcharging up to 140,000 life insurance customers.
Acciona sues to cancel Kwinana renewable energy plant contract due to COVID-19
Spanish infrastructure company Acciona has filed a lawsuit to get out of an engineering and construction contract for the $696 million Kwinana waste-to-energy plant in Western Australia, citing disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic.
ASIC gets time to mull class action’s bid to ring-fence $7.2M Dixon Advisory penalty
A court has delayed a hearing on a bid by the applicant in a class action against Dixon Advisory to freeze a $7.2 million penalty secured by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission against the self-managed superfund provider so the corporate regulator can consider its position on the request.