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Quintis class action trial could be two years away, with ASIC case to run first
The Quintis shareholder class action trial could be delayed for almost two years, while ASIC runs its civil proceedings case against the founder of the sandalwood oil production company.
Judge signs off on 25% cut for funders in Spotless class action
A judge has approved funding terms in a shareholder class action against facility services company Spotless Group under which the funders will get no more than 25 percent of any net settlement or judgment.
Crown can’t block jailed employees from talking to class action lawyers over China crackdown
Lawyers for a shareholder class action against Crown Resorts have won their hard-fought battle to question ex-employees about the casino giant's thwarted business in China, with a judge ruling Wednesday there would likely be a "serious adverse effect" on the administration of justice if they weren't free to give evidence ahead of trial.
Deloitte grilled after claiming partners have no right to access files from litigation room
Lawyers for Deloitte were questioned by an appeals court Monday after arguing that the accounting giant's partners had no access to the firm's files, stored in a locked "litigation room", and no power to hand them over to comply with discovery orders in a shareholder class action over the collapse of client Hastie Group.
Woolworths class action homes in on supermarket giant’s price perception problem
Woolworths' knowledge of its poor performance on price perception among shoppers in 2014 is at the centre of a $100 million shareholder class action against the retailer, a court heard Friday.
Maurice Blackburn says it can deliver the goods in BHP class action
Law firm Maurice Blackburn has fired its opening salvo in a high-stakes appeal of a judge's decision rejecting its class action against BHP over the Brazilian dam failure, saying the ruling deprived group members of pocketing higher net returns on any recovery and of choosing a more experienced firm to run the case for them.
Ashley Services class action settles for $14.6M
Private training company Ashley Services and auditors Deloitte and Grant Thornton will pay a combined $14.6 million to settle a shareholder class action, and IMF Bentham says it may bank $7.2 million for funding the litigation.
Judge slams as ‘rubbish’ legal privilege claims in CIMIC class action lawyer’s affidavit
A judge overseeing discovery in a class action against global engineering company CIMIC Group has called out the legal profession for an "extraordinary" new trend of relying on solicitors' affidavits in claiming privilege over evidence.
Vocus faces shareholder class action over profit downgrade
Vocus Group has been hit with a shareholder class action alleging the telecommunications company made misleading statements ahead of a profit downgrade in 2017 that sent the price of shares tumbling.
Class action seeks emails, board notes from Woolworths execs
A shareholder class action against Woolworths related to its downward revision of a 2015 profit guidance is seeking emails and other documents from a slew of current and former company executives, including the grocery chain's former Chairman and CEO, who departed in the wake of disappointing financial results.