Class action lawyers are expecting to see an increase in consumer and privacy cases this year, as well as a reinvigoration of shareholder litigation following a string of prominent losses, and many are counting on the High Court to clarify legal questions hanging over plaintiffs.
One of the country’s leading class action lawyers has left Jones Day for Thomson Geer, the third litigation partner to depart the US-based firm in recent months.
A judge has allowed a shareholder class action over the collapse of asset manager Blue Sky to bring insider trading claims against several short sellers, as well as brokers Credit Suisse and Argonaut Securities.
Gilbert + Tobin has poached a litigation partner from Jones Day, strengthening the law firm’s blue ribbon disputes practice.
Real estate asset manager Dexus has won access to advice given by the lawyers of two shareholders of airport operator APAC over an alleged breach of a shareholder deed.
Dexus has claimed legal professional privilege prevents fellow owners of airport operator APAC from accessing tens of thousands of documents as they prepare for trial over an alleged breach of a shareholder deed.
A securitization and structured finance expert with over 20 years of experience has made the jump from Allens to Jones Day.
Jones Day has poached a top class actions lawyer from Herbert Smith Freehills who has worked on some of the country’s largest representative proceedings over the course of her 17-year career.
The trustee for shareholders that want to retain their Dexus-managed stake in Australia Pacific Airports Corporation can’t be separately represented from the selling group, a judge has ruled in a case that pits APAC’s investors against each other.
Gilbert + Tobin has lured a litigation partner from Jones Day who specialises in bet-the-company litigation, including class actions.