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iSignthis, Grant Thornton point the finger in class action defence
Class Actions 2025-10-31 11:54 pm By Sam Matthews

iSignthis and auditor Grant Thornton have each pointed the finger at each other in response to a shareholder class action over the delisted fintech’s 2018 financial statements.

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Law firm with higher contingency fee prevails in Paladin class action contest
Class Actions 2025-10-29 11:40 pm By Christine Caulfield

The firm wants a bigger slice of any recovery in its case against Paladin Energy, but its clearer funding arrangement and realistic litigation budget give it the edge over a rival class action outfit, a judge has found.

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Law firms slug it out for Paladin Energy class action prize
Securities 2025-10-27 11:56 pm By Christine Caulfield

A contest to run a class action against Paladin Energy played out Monday, with two law firms each positioning themselves as the better bet, one for their funding and resources, the other for their contingency fee rate.

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US-based Air T to acquire regional carrier Rex Airlines
Restructuring & Insolvency 2025-10-22 11:32 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The administrators of struggling regional airline Rex have entered into a sale agreement with NASDAQ-listed aviation holding company Air T, with the federal government stepping in to facilitate the sale.

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Mayne Pharma wins suit over Cosette’s termination of $672M takeover
M&A 2025-10-15 11:25 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Mayne Pharma has won a dispute with US drug maker Cosette over the termination of a $672 million merger agreement, with a judge finding Mayne did not breach its continuous disclosure obligations by failing to disclose a letter from the US FDA sooner.

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Shine Lawyers drops bid to up EML class action profit by $2M
Class Actions 2025-10-14 11:37 pm By Christine Caulfield

Shine Lawyers has withdrawn an application to increase its payout from a class action against EML Payments, which has settled for $37.2 million.

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ASIC approves Cboe’s application to compete with ASX for IPOs
Securities 2025-10-07 11:11 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has approved Cboe’s application to list companies on its platform, in direct competition with market operators, including the Australian Securities Exchange.

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ASIC sues Fiducian Group over ESG representations
ASIC 2025-10-03 3:37 pm By Sam Matthews

Looking to continue its hot streak of successful anti-greenwashing cases, the corporate regulator has taken Fiducian Investment Management to court over allegedly misleading representations about its ESG fund.

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Shine makes play to vary fee after settlement in EML Payments class action
Class Actions 2025-09-30 11:30 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Shine Lawyers has come under fire from a judge, after the firm filed an application to materially vary a 24.5 per cent group costs order in a settled shareholder class action against EML Payments.

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ASX tried to silence whistleblower, hide failures from RBA, lawsuit says
Employment 2025-09-26 11:39 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A former contractor at the ASX has alleged the securities exchange was “embarrassed” by governance failures relating to a $200 million technology modernisation program and sought to hide the issues from the Reserve Bank of Australia. 

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