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Judge signals approval of class action settlement with Linchpin directors
Class Actions 2023-06-16 11:55 pm By Sam Matthews

A settlement with directors in an investor class action brought over the collapse of advisory firm Linchpin Capital is in the interests of group members, a judge has said.

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AGL Energy accused of ‘gaming’ SA electricity market
Article 2023-06-15 11:18 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A class action against AGL Energy alleges the Big three energy supplier’s adoption of “gaming” strategies in the supply of electricity in South Australia led to anomalous price spikes in the state.

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Shine’s shareholder dividends called out by J&J class action judge in fight over costs
Class Actions 2023-06-13 11:36 pm By Sam Matthews

The judge weighing the legal costs sought to be deducted from a $300 million settlement in pelvic mesh class actions against Johnson & Johnson has questioned Shine Lawyers’ bid to make group members pay $32 million in interest incurred on a loan the firm took out at “credit card” rates.

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Insurers ‘can’t say’ if they will cover Blue Sky class action claims
Class Actions 2023-06-09 9:17 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has avoided a fight “with the High Court written all over it” over whether an investor class action against Blue Sky Alternative Investments and auditor EY can join four insurers to the case.

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Ten can’t question Lehrmann on leaks of Brittany Higgins material
Defamation 2023-06-09 11:26 pm By Gareth Baker

Ten has failed in a push to question Bruce Lehrmann on whether he leaked restricted material produced during the accused rapist’s criminal trial to select media, as it defends itself against his defamation case, with a judge saying the network was “fishing”.

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‘Fundamentally wrong’: Judge pans AMP’s payment to PwC for remediation review
Financial Services 2023-06-02 3:48 pm By Cindy Cameronne

It was “fundamentally wrong” that AMP Financial Planning paid consultant PricewaterhouseCoopers significantly more to review a court-ordered remediation than was paid to customers who suffered loss after an adviser churned life insurance policies for higher commissions, a judge has said.

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SMBC can add new claims in $34M case over Forum Finance receivables
Westpac 2023-06-02 4:00 pm By Gareth Baker

SMBC has been cleared to add more claims to its $34 million suit against Humm Group after the fintech’s subsidiary allegedly misled the Japanese bank about worthless receivables under contracts said to be forged by a Forum Group entity.

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Former top judge lands post-retirement gig as referee in fight over J&J pelvic mesh settlement
Class Actions 2023-05-31 4:01 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Federal Court’s recently retired top judge has landed on his feet with his appointment by the court as referee to determine which of a group of competing firms should dole out a $300 million settlement that resolved the J&J pelvic mesh class actions.

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Virgin class action wants DOCA indemnity clause amended to reflect ‘what creditors were told’
Restructuring & Insolvency 2023-05-31 4:39 pm By Sam Matthews

A class action of bond holders accusing Virgin Australia of failing to disclose its true financial position in a 2019 prospectus for a capital raising wants a contentious indemnity clause in the airline’s DOCA narrowed, in proceedings a judge has said “increasingly resemble a farce”.

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Crown to pay $450M to settle AUSTRAC case
Gaming 2023-05-30 12:59 pm By Christine Caulfield

Crown Resorts has reached agreement with AUSTRAC to pay a $450 million penalty for the casino operator’s serious breaches of the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws.

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