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Commonwealth Bank class tries to fix ‘pleading deficiencies’
Class Actions 2018-07-09 11:24 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The plaintiffs in a shareholder class action against Commonwealth Bank have taken another stab at their statement of claim, after a judge struck down the part of their pleading alleging the bank’s systems for assessing money laundering and terrorism financing risk were deficient.

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Former CEO sues Bellamy’s in $1.2M share dispute
Employment 2018-07-09 9:27 pm By Miklos Bolza

The former CEO of organic baby food producer Bellamy’s Australia has sued her old employer over $1.2 million in options allegedly owed as part of a long-term financial incentives scheme.

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AMP judge won’t move state class action to Federal Court
Justice James Stevenson 2018-07-09 4:43 pm By Christine Caulfield

A NSW Supreme Court judge refused Monday to move one of five class actions filed against AMP to Federal Court, and invited law firms for the other four actions to join the case in the state court.

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Full Court throws out CFMMEU appeal over definition of work ‘breaks’
Employment 2018-07-06 9:49 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Full Federal Court has dismissed an appeal by the CFMMEU claiming the times before and after work shifts counted as “breaks” in which it could meet with union members at a BHP Billiton mining site.

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Chinese food retailer Winha settles case with ASX over delisting threat
Securities 2018-07-03 10:01 pm By Christine Caulfield

China-based food retailer Winha Commerce has settled legal action it launched against the Australian Stock Exchange over ASX’s threats to delist the company.

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Cash Converters must answer questions on tax treatment of brokerage fees
Class Actions 2018-07-02 10:30 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Federal Court judge has ordered Cash Converters to provide answers to how it treated its brokerage fees for tax purposes, as it faces new class action allegations that the brokerage fees it charged individuals who took out pay day loans were actually for services it received.

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Murray Goulburn class can’t get docs to pursue Herbert Smith Freehills
Class Actions 2018-06-29 10:36 pm By Miklos Bolza

The lead applicant in a class action against Murray Goulburn has lost a bid for access to documents showing the dairy cooperative’s trust consulted with a QC about possible negligence claims against Herbert Smith Freehills.

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Judge fears tying Federal Court’s hands in AMP class action battle
Class Actions 2018-06-28 8:57 pm By Miklos Bolza

A NSW Supreme Court judge has voiced concerns in an unprecedented jurisdictional battle that a decision that leaves competing class actions against AMP still raging in separate courts may force the Federal Court into a corner.

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Herbert Smith Freehills wins case over United’s failed IPO
Corporate 2018-06-26 11:50 pm By Christine Caulfield

Herbert Smith Freehills has prevailed in a suit by United Petroleum alleging the law firm and former United chairman Martin Hudson breached their duties to the company when they pulled a planned initial public offering in 2016.

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Unlockd’s administrators weigh litigation funding to continue Google case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-06-25 12:39 pm By Christine Caulfield

Unlockd’s administrators are weighing whether and how to continue the failed company’s legal fight with Google and have won a reprieve from a second meeting of creditors while they consider the options, which include third-party litigation funding.

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