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AMP’s bid to declass insurance class action ‘antithesis’ of interests of justice, court rules
Financial services company AMP has lost its bid to de-class representative proceedings brought on behalf of 1.5 million insurance customers.
Banksia judge made no allowance for ‘youth and inexperience’ of Mark Elliott’s son, appeal says
The judge who made findings against the son of the mastermind behind the Banksia class action scam may have formed strong views about the 27-year-old's role before he testified and used the flawed suggestion that he was his father's right-hand man as an "evidential gap filler", an appeals court has been told.
Beach Energy hit with shareholder class action over Western Flank projections
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.
Class action accuses QSuper of overcharging 140,000 members
Superannuation fund QSuper has been hit with a class action for allegedly overcharging up to 140,000 life insurance customers.
ASIC gets time to mull class action’s bid to ring-fence $7.2M Dixon Advisory penalty
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.
Macquarie Group targeted in second class action over $1.8B Nuix IPO
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.
Controversial class action bill passes House by slim margin
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.
SA Power Networks settles Yorketown bushfire class action for $2.25M
South Australian Power Networks has reportedly agreed to pay $2.25 million to settle a class action brought by the victims of the 2019 Yorketown bushfire.
a2 Milk faces second shareholder class action
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.
In class action defence, Merivale says it shouldn’t be forced to backpay staff
Hospitality giant Merivale has streamlined its defence of a $129 million underpayment class action, arguing that it shouldn't be expected to back pay employees because it operated its business under the mistaken belief that its enterprise agreement governing staff at 70 of its venues was valid.