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Class action threat hurt Boart Longyear scheme vote, judge says
Corporate 2019-02-06 9:02 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has recommended another shareholder vote over Boart Longyear’s plan to move to Canada, saying a letter by a minority shareholder warning the move […]

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Deloitte continues fight to keep Hastie files secret after claiming partner made off with them
Class Actions 2019-02-04 7:56 pm By Christine Caulfield

Deloitte is challenging a judge’s ruling that certain partners not be excused from an order to produce files of the accounting giant’s audit work for […]

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Boutique firm Phi Finney McDonald ’eminently qualified’ to run BHP class action, experts say
Analysis 2019-02-01 11:19 pm By Christine Caulfield

Class action experts have come to the defence of boutique law firm Phi Finney McDonald as heavyweight Maurice Blackburn appeals a judge’s ruling to choose […]

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Maurice Blackburn slings mud at ‘less experienced’ firm in BHP class action battle
Class Actions 2019-02-01 5:12 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Maurice Blackburn has criticised a judge’s decision to award carriage of a massive shareholder class action against BHP over the fatal collapse of a dam […]

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The class action reform proposals experts can’t swallow
Analysis 2019-01-25 11:33 pm By Christine Caulfield

As originally framed, the Australian Law Reform Commission’s mandate in undertaking an inquiry was, by some measures, more narrow in scope than the 24 reform […]

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Class action giants to play nice in Brambles class actions
Class Actions 2019-01-24 12:56 pm By Christine Caulfield

Responding to a judge’s criticism of the class action “beauty parade”, two rival law firms have come up with a plan to deal with their […]

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Clive Palmer can’t shut down ASIC’s criminal case over takeover law breaches
White Collar 2019-01-23 8:42 pm By Miklos Bolza

Clive Palmer has lost a fight to stay criminal proceedings alleging his company breached takeover laws, with a judge slamming the Queensland mining tycoon’s claims […]

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Deep Investments’ case over $10M in share trading losses shut down
Financial Services 2019-01-22 1:32 pm By Miklos Bolza

An appeals court has shut down a case brought by investment adviser Deep Investments against a solicitor and six others over $10 million in alleged […]

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Amazon had no obligation to use GetSwift’s services, class action claims
Class Actions 2019-01-21 10:48 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

GetSwift failed to disclose to investors that under an agreement announced with Amazon, the e-commerce giant had no obligation to use the logistics provider for […]

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ASIC asks High Court to clarify meaning of ‘officer’
Corporate 2019-01-16 9:58 pm By Miklos Bolza

ASIC is seeking approval from the High Court to appeal a judgment that let a former director of Gold Coast finance company MFS Group partially […]

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