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In latest AMP class actions, judge nudges parties away from beauty parade
Class Actions 2019-07-03 3:41 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge overseeing competing consumer class actions against AMP over superannuation fees said he would be “reluctant” to hold a contest between the two cases, as the applicants in the rival proceedings tell the court they are in talks about possible consolidation.

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Ex-Sirtex CEO pleads guilty to insider trading
White Collar 2019-07-03 3:25 pm By Amelia Birnie

The former CEO and director of biotech company Sirtex Medical, Gilman Wong, is facing a maximum ten years in prison after pleading guilty to insider trading.

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Commercial interests shouldn’t bar consolidation, says Brambles class action judge
Class Actions 2019-06-28 11:57 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has released his reasons for consolidating two shareholder class actions against logistics company Brambles over opposition by the lead applicant in one of the competing cases, saying the interests of group members trumped those of the lawyers and funders in the case.

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Lawyer tries to question costs in Sirtex class action settlement
Class Actions 2019-06-26 8:21 pm By Amelia Birnie

A self-described “vigilant lawyer against big companies” has attempted to make submissions regarding the costs incurred in the Sirtex shareholder class action settlement, with legal fees and funders’ commissions chewing up half of the $40 million settlement figure. Maurice Blackburn took the lead after two shareholder class actions relating to the biotech company’s revised sales…

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AMP hit with second class action over ‘excessive’ superannuation fees
Class Actions 2019-06-26 2:08 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

AMP is a facing a second class action for allegedly charging excessive fees on more than two million superannuation accounts, setting up another potential class action beauty pageant.

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Slater & Gordon, ex-directors say Pitcher Partners responsible for financial reports
Class Actions 2019-06-25 3:20 pm By Christine Caulfield

Facing cross claims by Pitcher Partners in two shareholder class actions alleging the accounting firm wrongly signed off on Slater & Gordon’s financial reports ahead of a share price nosedive, the law firm and its ex-directors say they relied on the auditor to ensure the veracity of the statements.

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Mark Elliott’s firm appeals costs ruling in Treasury Wine class action
Appeals 2019-06-24 8:38 pm By Miklos Bolza

A firm owned by solicitor Mark Elliot has launched an appeal challenging costs orders made against it in a stayed class action against winemaker Treasury Wine Estates.

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Competing law firms agree to join forces in BHP class action
Appeals 2019-06-21 10:33 pm By Christine Caulfield

Rival law firms Phi Finney McDonald and Maurice Blackburn have offered to consolidate their competing shareholder class actions against BHP after prompting by the Full Federal Court, which said Friday it approved of the plan.

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Hundreds of privileged advice docs accidentally disclosed in Radio Rentals class action
Class Actions 2019-06-21 6:59 pm By Amelia Birnie

Lawyers for Radio Rentals are trying to take back hundreds of potentially privileged documents in a consumer class action over the company’s ‘Rent, Try, $1 Buy’ program, after they were accidentally disclosed as a result of an IT redaction error.

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Maurice Blackburn reunites with air cargo lead applicant in cartel class action against banks
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-06-20 3:09 pm By Christine Caulfield

The law firm running a cartel class action alleging manipulation of foreign exchange rates by five global investment banks is teaming up with the same lead applicant that represented group members in the price-fixing case against major international airlines.

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