A court has approved a $19.25 million settlement renegotiated by Adero Law in proceedings against hospitality giant Merivale, but has cut more than $400,000 from the firmās share.
AMP has won its bid for more information on a class actionās allegations that it charged excessive insurance premiums, saying the applicant appeared to be āin search of a caseā.
The law firm running a class action against hospitality giant Merivale wants a court to waive a penalty for its failure — once again — to properly disclose its fees.
BHP has told an appeals court a shareholder class action should not be allowed to expand the group definition to correct an alleged drafting error.
A shareholder class action against BHP over the 2015 Fundao dam collapse in Brazil has won a bid to add an extra three weeks to a six-week hearing to account for any evidentiary surprises.
A shareholder class action against BHP has sought more time to finalise its pleadings ahead of trial, after a judge threw out two class actions against the Commonwealth Bank that also alleged continuous disclosure breaches.
BHP wants to appeal a decision giving a class action the OK to fix what a judge accepted was an “inadvertent mistake” that resulted in a ruling — itself the subject of an appeal — which limited the group member definition.
The judge overseeing a six-year-old class action against BHP over the collapse of a Brazilian dam has allowed the applicant to retroactively amend the group definition, accepting that a pleading mistake was contrary to the intended class membership in the case.
A five-year-old class action against BHP over the collapse of a Brazilian dam is seeking to amend the group definition following a judgment limiting the class size, but the mining company says it should not be punished for the applicantās pleading mistake.
A judge has dismissed a franchisee class action against the Hogās Breath Cafe restaurant chain after the lead applicants failed to hand over $1.23 million in security for costs.