A judge hearing the second ever application for a group costs order in a shareholder class action against early childhood education provider G8 Education has heard she should reject the request because it is not âappropriate or necessaryâ to ensure justice in the proceeding.
Financial services company AMP has lost its bid to de-class representative proceedings brought on behalf of 1.5 million insurance customers.
Beach Energy has been hit with a second shareholder class action in as many days over allegedly misleading earnings projections for its Western Flank oil and gas reserves in the Cooper Basin.
The battle to lead a shareholder class action against Nuix over its $1.8 billion initial public offering is on, with a second class action lobbed that accuses the embattled technology company and underwriter Macquarie of failing to alert shareholders to a slew of “red flags” in the business.
Superannuation fund QSuper has been hit with a class action for allegedly overcharging up to 140,000 life insurance customers.
South Australian oil and gas firm Beach Energy has been hit with a class action over allegedly misleading earnings projections for its Western Flank oil and gas reserves in the Cooper Basin.
A court has delayed a hearing on a bid by the applicant in a class action against Dixon Advisory to freeze a $7.2 million penalty secured by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission against the self-managed superfund provider so the corporate regulator can consider its position on the request.
The federal government’s latest class action reform bill that would effectively cap legal fees and funding commissions has narrowly passed the House of Representatives.
The lawyers and funder behind a shareholder class action against Crown Resorts will be asking the court to approve fees and commission worth 35 per cent of a $125 million settlement with the gaming giant, leaving over $81 million for group members.
Dairy giant a2 Milk has been hit with a second class action alleging it misled shareholders by providing an overly rosy forecast for its infant formula sales.