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Judge slams as ‘rubbish’ legal privilege claims in CIMIC class action lawyer’s affidavit
Class Actions 2019-05-01 2:35 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge overseeing discovery in a class action against global engineering company CIMIC Group has called out the legal profession for an “extraordinary” new trend of relying on solicitors’ affidavits in claiming privilege over evidence.

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Vocus faces shareholder class action over profit downgrade
Class Actions 2019-04-30 12:11 pm By Christine Caulfield

Vocus Group has been hit with a shareholder class action alleging the telecommunications company made misleading statements ahead of a profit downgrade in 2017 that sent the price of shares tumbling.

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Class action seeks emails, board notes from Woolworths execs
Class Actions 2019-04-24 12:49 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A shareholder class action against Woolworths related to its downward revision of a 2015 profit guidance is seeking emails and other documents from a slew of current and former company executives, including the grocery chain’s former Chairman and CEO, who departed in the wake of disappointing financial results.

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After drawing scrutiny from judge, toxic foam class action funding structure revealed
Product Liability 2019-04-23 10:41 pm By Christine Caulfield

The sought-after commission at the centre of an unsuccessful common fund application in a class action over the use of toxic foam at a RAAF base near Katherine, NT has been revealed as 15% of any gross recovery in the case plus up to three and a half times the funder’s costs.

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Funder in class action against RMBL wants 30% commission if case drags on past August
Class Actions 2019-04-23 9:13 pm By Christine Caulfield

The litigation funder backing a consumer protection class action against mortgage lending and investment firm RMBL Investments will earn a step-up commission of 30% if the case continues into September, according to a proposed common fund order.

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Ernst & Young might get dragged into Slater & Gordon class actions
Class Actions 2019-04-23 4:48 pm By Christine Caulfield

Accounting firm Pitcher Partners, which is facing two shareholder class actions over auditing work for Slater & Gordon, is considering filing claims of its own against the law firm’s current auditor, Ernst & Young.

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Appeals court revives $20M tip fire class action against NSW council
Class Actions 2019-04-23 3:07 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

An appeals court has revived a class action against a NSW council over loss and damage resulting from a 2009 tip rubbish fire, and awarded the lead applicant over $100,000 in damages.

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Lendlease hit with shareholder class action over engineering business disclosures
Class Actions 2019-04-18 2:30 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Construction giant Lendlease has been hit with a class action over allegedly inadequate disclosures relating to its engineering and services business, which includes the NorthConnex tunnel road project in Sydney.

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Zoetis appeals security of costs ruling in horse vaccine class action
Class Actions 2019-04-18 1:01 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Horse vaccine maker Zoetis has appealed a ruling that denied its request for $450,000 as security for costs in an unfunded class action accusing it of failing to warn about the vaccine’s side effects.

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High Court refuses special leave to losing GetSwift class action
Appeals 2019-04-18 10:48 am By Christine Caulfield

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.

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