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iSignthis auditor Grant Thornton hit with criminal charges
Accounting 2022-09-01 11:23 pm By Sam Matthews

Grant Thornton and former director Bradley Taylor appeared in court Thursday, facing charges of failing to ensure the 2018 audit of fintech firm iSignthis was […]

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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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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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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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GetSwift shareholder class action settlement has ‘collapsed’, judge says
Class Actions 2022-08-17 1:12 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A settlement in a shareholder class action against logistics company GetSwift has “collapsed” after the logistics business went into liquidation and failed to make the […]

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Arrium class action fights $8M security bid, says directors not owed costs of ‘Rolls Royce’ defence
Class Actions 2022-08-16 11:51 pm By Sam Matthews

Shareholders in a class action against Arrium and KPMG are fighting an $8 million security for costs order sought by former directors of the failed […]

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‘Not how litigation works now’: Class action over Quintis audit fights EY’s bid to silo expert
Class Actions 2022-08-11 11:26 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A shareholder class action against Ernst & Young over an alleged inflation of assets owned by sandalwood producer Quintis has argued the accounting firm should […]

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Trial judge in Brambles class action questions long-term financial forecasts
Trials 2022-08-10 11:50 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge overseeing the trial in a shareholder class action against chain logistics company Brambles has questioned the company’s use of long-term financial forecasts. On […]

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Australian Mines cops $450,000 penalty for lying about funding for $500M project
Energy & Natural Resources 2022-08-10 1:27 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Australian Mines has agreed to pay a $450,000 penalty to settle proceedings brought by ASIC after its managing director was allegedly caught lying at an […]

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