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Law firms to learn fate in AMP class action beauty parade
A ruling by a judge deciding a four-way contest to run a shareholder class action against AMP is expected this week, a judgment significant not just because it is the first time a court in Australia has been asked to choose among so many competing representative cases.
Class action says UGL should have forecast $129M loss on Ichthys LNG project
UGL knew a loss for its Ichthys power project was "looming" as early as February 2014, according to amended pleadings in a shareholder class action, which claims the engineering firm should have forecast a loss of $129 million for the project.
Facebook, Instagram to fight misuse of market power case by social media startup
Facebook and Instagram will defend against claims they misused their market power to block an Australian marketing startup from their platforms, saying the company - which sends scheduled social media posts for clients -- had breached their terms of use.
BHP faces record $7B class action in UK court over Brazil dam collapse
Mining giant BHP has been hit with the biggest class action in UK history on behalf of over 235,000 Brazilians claiming more than AUS$7 billion in damages resulting from the disastrous Fundao dam collapse in 2015.
Deloitte grilled after claiming partners have no right to access files from litigation room
Lawyers for Deloitte were questioned by an appeals court Monday after arguing that the accounting giant's partners had no access to the firm's files, stored in a locked "litigation room", and no power to hand them over to comply with discovery orders in a shareholder class action over the collapse of client Hastie Group.
Forge class action judge stands firm despite being warned of ‘real risk’ to trial date
A judge has refused to contemplate delays to the long-running investor class action against defunct engineering and construction company Forge Group, as lawyers for some of the respondents warn of a “real risk” that the current trial date might need to be vacated.
Maurice Blackburn says it can deliver the goods in BHP class action
Law firm Maurice Blackburn has fired its opening salvo in a high-stakes appeal of a judge's decision rejecting its class action against BHP over the Brazilian dam failure, saying the ruling deprived group members of pocketing higher net returns on any recovery and of choosing a more experienced firm to run the case for them.
High Court refuses special leave to losing GetSwift class action
The battle over competing shareholder class actions against logistics tech company GetSwift is over, with the High Court rejecting a bid by one of the losing class action applicants to take another look at their case.
Aussie social media startup wins injunction against Facebook, Instagram in misuse of market power case
An Australian marketing company that allows clients to schedule socal media posts has won a temporary court injunction against Facebook and Instagram in a lawsuit alleging a decision to block the startup from their platforms is a misuse of market power.
GetSwift class action to get in line behind ASIC case
A judge has agreed to postpone a trial against logistics provider GetSwift until next year when a class action and a lawsuit by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission related to the company's disclosures will be heard consecutively rather than concurrently.