Jones Day has bolstered its financial markets practice with the addition of a former Baker McKenzie special counsel.Â
The ex-chair of former ANZ unit OnePath âhas not been cooperatingâ in a class action alleging it breached its duties as a trustee of superannuation funds by slugging members with excessive fees to pay commissions to financial advisers, a court has heard.Â
Two former executives of Rebel Sports owner Super Retail Group have filed action in the Fair Work Commission alleging contraventions related to their dismissal from the company.
Lander & Rogers has lured away a Gadens veteran to bolster its real estate practice in Brisbane.Â
An appeals court has questioned General Motorsâ construction of its settlement with the applicant in a class action on behalf of Holden dealers, as the car maker seeks to overturn a ruling that put it on the hook for the applicant’s full costs.
A judge has rejected an application by a director of mining tech company Globaltech to replace administrators from McGrathNicol after arguing there was an appearance of bias since their fellow partners used to be on the board of its biggest unsecured creditor, Boart Longyear.
McDonaldâs has raised concerns about a âskewedâ sample of employees for the initial trial in a class action alleging the fast food giant denied shift managers compensation for pre- and post-shift work.
A unit of Insignia Financial, formerly IOOF, has paid $10.7 million in infringement notices for allegedly failing to put membersâ default superannuation contributions into MySuper products.
A New Zealand appeals court has ruled that common fund orders can be made in class actions, even at the early stages, departing from the High Court of Australia in finding the commercial viability of a proceeding enhances access to justice.Â
A judge has ordered credit card giant American Express to pay $8 million in ASICâs first-ever case over design and distribution obligations, but has criticised the recently enacted provisions as being âpoorly draftedâ.Â