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Noumi to face penalty in ASIC case after admitting to inflated inventory
Securities 2023-08-15 9:46 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Noumi has admitted in a case by ASIC to breaching its continuous disclosure obligations by overstating the value of its inventory and failing to give a true and fair view of the company’s financial position.

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Clive Palmer can’t hide role as funder of discontinued class action against Telstra
Class Actions 2023-08-15 11:23 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge who previously described as a “schemozzle” a law firm’s attempt to drop a class action over Telstra’s COVID-19 vaccine policy has refused a bid to keep secret Clive Palmer’s involvement as funder of the aborted litigation.

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Three-way contest looms to run class action against IG Markets over CFDs
Class Actions 2023-08-15 11:16 am By Cindy Cameronne

IG Markets has been hit with a second class action for offering “highly risky and unsuitable financial products” to retail investors, with a third competing proceeding in the works.

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Blue Sky director points finger at EY in shareholder class action
Class Actions 2023-08-15 10:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A Blue Sky director has pointed the finger at auditor Ernst & Young in a class action alleging the collapsed investment firm misled shareholders by misstating its assets under management. 

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William Roberts snags Omni Bridgeway APAC head to grow litigation team
Business of Law 2023-08-15 11:20 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Boutique law firm William Roberts has lured Omni Bridgeway’s former managing director for Asia Pacific to grow its litigation team.

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Dixon Advisory class action loses novel bid for docs to use in mediation
Class Actions 2023-08-14 10:46 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has refused a lead applicant’s novel bid for financial information to use at settlement discussions in a group proceeding against Dixon Advisory.

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Junior doctors win first underpayments class action
Class Actions 2023-08-11 11:15 pm By Sam Matthews

Junior doctors have notched an important victory in a class action alleging Peninsula Health failed to pay overtime hours, with a judge finding the healthcare provider liable to pay for overtime that was not expressly authorised.

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In ‘significant’ ruling, CuDeco class action wins access to full KPMG audit report
Class Actions 2023-08-11 12:39 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has ordered KPMG to turn over its complete audit files for CuDeco in a shareholder class action against the defunct mining company’s former company directors and the accounting firm over allegedly misleading statements about the value of ore reserves at CuDeco’s Rocklands mines in Queensland.

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Hyundai, Kia class actions transfer bid should precede beauty parade: courts
Class Actions 2023-08-10 2:57 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Two courts have ruled that in competing class actions against Hyundai and Kia over allegedly faulty anti-lock braking systems, a plaintiff’s bid to transfer one of the cases from Victoria to the Federal Court should precede a carriage fight, deeming it the “straightforward” option. 

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AMP sets aside $50M for BOLR class action as it mulls appeal
Class Actions 2023-08-10 11:56 pm By Christine Caulfield

AMP has set aside $50 million in its financial statement for the first half of 2023 to cover potential liability in a class action won last month by financial advisers over the wealth manager’s buyer of last resort policy.

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