Two class action firms have refused to provide an undertaking that would fix the rate of their contingency fee in a consolidated shareholder class action against food company Noumi and auditor Deloitte over $590 million in accounting irregularities.
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.
A judge has raised concerns with Maurice Blackburn and Slater & Gordon for their slow progress in a consolidated shareholder class action against Treasury Wine Estates, one year after scolding the firms for their delay in filing evidence.
Law firms Slater & Gordon and Phi Finney McDonald are seeking a 22 per cent cut of any recovery in a consolidated shareholder class action against food company Noumi and its auditor Deloitte over $590 million in accounting irregularities.
Law firms Shine Lawyers and Phi Finney McDonald have won a contest to jointly run a class action against embattled tech company Nuix, with rival Banton Group losing out on its âopaqueâ funding agreement.
A judge has pulled up three legal teams over slow progress in a class action against Allianz over add-on car insurance, saying lawyersâ correspondence to the court may force her to âmicromanageâ the proceeding.
Slater & Gordon has defeated Shine Lawyers in a contest to run a shareholder class action against Beach Energy, with a judge finding Shineâs tiered contingency fee arrangement was âmere window dressingâ.
The law firm that lost the first ever application for a group costs order in class actions against ANZ and Westpac has indicated it will revive its bid, tweaking a retainer agreement with group members in hopes of winning the court’s approval this time.
A judge who ordered the first ever group costs order in a class action has found that the costs of the application should be borne by the class action.
Macquarie Leasing has been let off the hook in a class action alleging that a flex commissions scheme by ANZâs former car finance business encouraged dealers to set car loan rates far in excess of base rates in exchange for large kickbacks.