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Brambles shareholder class actions consolidated despite stalemate between firms
Class Actions 2019-05-10 2:17 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has consolidated two shareholder class actions brought against chain logistics company Brambles by Slater & Gordon and Maurice Blackburn, despite the rival firms failing to reach an agreement on the terms of the consolidation following a judge’s criticism of the class action “beauty parade”.

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Quintis class action trial could be two years away, with ASIC case to run first
Class Actions 2019-05-09 9:31 pm By Amelia Birnie

The Quintis shareholder class action trial could be delayed for almost two years, while ASIC runs its civil proceedings case against the founder of the sandalwood oil production company.

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Judge signs off on 25% cut for funders in Spotless class action
Class Actions 2019-05-09 4:01 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has approved funding terms in a shareholder class action against facility services company Spotless Group under which the funders will get no more than 25 percent of any net settlement or judgment.

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Ex-Radio Rentals CEO dragged into class action, says he ‘can’t afford lawyers’
Class Actions 2019-05-09 11:13 am By Amelia Birnie

A judge has granted a bid to add former Radio Rentals CEO James Marshall and the beleaguered company’s insurer, AIG Australia, as respondents in a class action, over the protests of Marshall’s lawyer, who said his client couldn’t afford to pay for his defence.

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BHP faces record $7B class action in UK court over Brazil dam collapse
Energy & Natural Resources 2019-05-08 9:48 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

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.

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Crown can’t block jailed employees from talking to class action lawyers over China crackdown
Class Actions 2019-05-08 3:08 pm By Christine Caulfield

Lawyers for a shareholder class action against Crown Resorts have won their hard-fought battle to question ex-employees about the casino giant’s thwarted business in China, with a judge ruling Wednesday there would likely be a “serious adverse effect” on the administration of justice if they weren’t free to give evidence ahead of trial.

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Ratepayers can’t strike out defences in class action against Queensland city council
Class Actions 2019-05-07 10:13 pm By Christine Caulfield

Ratepayers in a class action against a Queensland city council calling for the recovery of an invalid levy on their land failed in their bid to summarily dismiss the council’s defence that the unreturned portion of the charges was spent for their benefit. 

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Deloitte grilled after claiming partners have no right to access files from litigation room
Appeals 2019-05-06 10:07 pm By Christine Caulfield

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.

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Oil spill class action trial delayed by expert evidence filed ‘without leave, without notice’
Class Actions 2019-05-06 9:07 pm By Amelia Birnie

The Montarra oil spill class action trial has been pushed back by two weeks, following the filing of late expert evidence by the applicants “without leave, without notice,” according to oil company PTTEP.

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Judge refuses to toss proportionate liability defence in Sydney light rail class action
Class Actions 2019-05-03 9:27 pm By Amelia Birnie

The NSW Government has successfully added a proportionate liability claim against two contractors to its defence in the Sydney light rail nuisance class action, over the objections of the lead plaintiff in the case.

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