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ACCC intent on proving misuse of market power claims in Ramsay Health trial
Trials 2019-02-22 11:19 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The stakes will be high for the ACCC when the trial kicks off Monday in its case against Ramsay Health Care alleging the hospital giant misused its market power and engaged in exclusive dealing, after the competition regulator came up short in its last big misuse of market power case against pharmaceutical giant Pfizer.

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ASIC takes GetSwift to court over inadequate shareholder disclosures
Securities 2019-02-22 5:42 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has added to logistics provider GetSwift’s legal woes, filing a lawsuit over the company’s alleged failure to disclose material information to shareholders about contracts with clients such as Amazon and Yum! Brands.

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Quintis class fails in bid for speedy common fund order
Class Actions 2019-02-13 9:48 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has put a proposal for a common fund order in a class action against sandalwood producer Quintis on hold as the court awaits judgment in an historic challenge to the power of courts to make common fund orders.

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Law firm preempts court with cost referee in Quintis common fund bid
Class Actions 2019-02-12 10:43 pm By Christine Caulfield

The law firm running a class action against sandalwood producer Quintis has pitched an unusual common fund order that subjects the firm and the funder bankrolling the case to ongoing monitoring by a cost referee.

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ABC demands details from Michelle Guthrie before mediation in unfair sacking case
Employment 2019-02-05 9:58 pm By Miklos Bolza

The ABC has called for a “clearer articulation” of former managing director Michelle Guthrie’s unfair sacking claims against the broadcaster ahead of court-ordered mediation.

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Boutique firm Phi Finney McDonald ’eminently qualified’ to run BHP class action, experts say
Analysis 2019-02-01 11:19 pm By Christine Caulfield

Class action experts have come to the defence of boutique law firm Phi Finney McDonald as heavyweight Maurice Blackburn appeals a judge’s ruling to choose the “less experienced” firm to lead a shareholder class action against BHP Billiton.

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Aerocare loses appeal of split shifts ruling
Employment 2019-01-25 4:27 pm By Miklos Bolza

Aviation services company Aerocare has lost its appeal of a Fair Work Commission decision that shot down an enterprise agreement forcing employees to work split shifts.

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Top 10 class action settlements of 2018
Exclusive 2019-01-11 11:29 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

From a record-setting funder’s cut to the first call for ‘“proportionality”, last year saw a number of groundbreaking judgments approving class action settlements worth more than half a billion dollars. Here are the 10 biggest settlements of 2018, and the law firms and funders that negotiated them.  

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Judge picks winner in BHP class action contest
Class Actions 2018-12-18 11:52 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has chosen a winner in a battle of law firms vying to run a massive shareholder class action against BHP over the fatal collapse of a dam at its Brazilian mine, saying the funding arrangement behind the successful case would best serve class members.

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Johnson Winter & Slattery hits back at PwC claims in Vocation class action
Class Actions 2018-12-13 10:13 pm By Christine Caulfield

Law firm Johnson Winter & Slattery has filed its defence against a cross claim by accounting giant PricewaterhouseCoopers in a shareholder class action over the collapse of Vocation, pointing to an email that shows the training company was advised of its disclosure obligations to the market.

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