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Crown loses bid for contradictor to fight GCO application in class action
Class Actions 2022-10-21 4:01 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has rejected Crown Resortā€™s bid to appoint a contradictor to fight a group costs order being sought in a shareholder class action accusing the casino giant of lax anti-money laundering compliance over a six-year period.

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High Court ends BHP’s campaign to exclude foreign investors from class action
Class Actions 2022-10-12 11:58 am By Christine Caulfield

BHP Group has lost its High Court battle to keep foreign investors from an Australian shareholder class action over the devastating collapse of a Brazilian dam.

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Paltry pay day for IPO Wealth investors as $5.6M class action settlement approved
Financial Services 2022-10-12 11:06 am By Sam Matthews

Investors in Mayfair Groupā€™s collapsed IPO Wealth Fund have clawed back only a fraction of their alleged $67 million losses after a judge approved a settlement in a class action alleging the fundā€™s trustee misled unit holders.

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ā€˜Blood out of a stoneā€™: Class action settlement no big pay day for IPO Wealth investors
Class Actions 2022-10-04 2:22 pm By Sam Matthews

Investors in Mayfair Groupā€™s collapsed IPO Wealth Fund are set to recoup only a fraction of their alleged $67 million losses in a best-case settlement of a class action alleging the fundā€™s trustee misled unit holders.

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Crown wants contradictor to fight class action’s GCO application
Class Actions 2022-10-04 3:31 pm By Sam Matthews

Crown Resorts has asked the court to appoint a contradictor to fight against a group costs order sought in shareholder class action accusing the casino giant of lax anti-money laundering compliance over a six-year period.

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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.

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Funder backing multiple cases against Deloitte can’t access docs in Noumi class action
Accounting 2022-07-25 11:35 pm By Sam Matthews

Deloitte has won its bid to keep confidential documents away from the funder backing a consolidated shareholder class against food company Noumi which alleges the auditor was complicit in misleading the market.

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Barrister cites finding that PwC used ‘postbox’ lawyer in Noumi class action privilege spat
Class Actions 2022-07-19 4:18 pm By Sam Matthews

A fight over a global privilege claim by Noumi has been foreshadowed in a consolidated shareholder class action against the food company, formerly Freedom Foods.

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Mayfair’s James Mawhinney agrees to steer clear of IPO Wealth investors
Class Actions 2022-06-10 3:41 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Mayfair Groupā€™s James Mawhinney has given an undertaking to not contact group members in a class action against a trustee of the collapsed IPO Wealth fund after allegedly urging investors, through a PR firm, to reject a settlement offer.

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Class action settlement with IPO Wealth trustee ā€˜a lot lessā€™ than investorsā€™ claims, court told
Restructuring & Insolvency 2022-06-02 6:30 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Investors in Mayfair Groupā€™s collapsed IPO Wealth Fund stand to recoup ā€œa lot lessā€ than their alleged $67 million in losses from a settlement in a class action alleging the fundā€™s trustee misled the unit holders — but they will take home 75 per cent of the resolution sum, a court has heard.

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