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Aussie Broadband’s case for injunction against Superloop ‘very weak’: judge
Securities 2024-04-04 10:38 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has rejected Aussie Broadband’s bid to restrain internet service provider Superloop from acting on a sell order issued last month, calling the argument that Superloop issued the order for an improper purpose “a very weak” one. 

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Funder of failed competing class action wants cut of $16M Dixon Advisory settlement
Class Actions 2024-04-03 4:53 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A funder that bankrolled a class action that was stayed against Dixon Advisory has argued it should receive $969,000 from a $16 million settlement reached in the competing proceedings that went ahead, saying its costs were spent to protect group members’ interests.

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ASIC wins greenwashing case against Vanguard over $1B fund
Securities 2024-03-28 4:15 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has won its first civil penalty proceeding in a greenwashing case, with a court finding against Vanguard Investments over its $1 billion “ethically conscious” hedge fund.

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Court OKs $23M settlement in Wellard class action despite funder’s ‘lion’s share’
Class Actions 2024-03-28 4:28 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has approved a settlement in a shareholder class action against livestock exporter Wellard that grants a 34 per cent cut for group members, saying that investors had agreed to the lawyers and funder receiving the “lion’s share”. 

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27.5% the ‘standard benchmark’ for GCOs in earnings guidance class actions, court told
Construction 2024-03-28 4:39 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A law firm running a shareholder class action against building materials giant James Hardie Industries has argued for a 27.5 per cent group costs order, saying it was the “standard benchmark” for earnings guidance cases. 

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Perth adviser jailed for insider trading in Genesis Minerals shares
Securities 2024-03-27 3:34 pm By Sam Matthews

A former corporate adviser will spend at least nine months in jail after pleading guilty to trading in Genesis Minerals shares in September 2021 with insider knowledge, netting almost $60,000 in profits. 

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All eyes on lawyers’ 27.5% cut as court prepares to weigh first GCO class action settlement
Analysis 2024-03-26 11:54 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

When the Supreme Court of Victoria considers for the first time a settlement reached in a class action run on a contingency fee basis, it will grapple with some novel questions, including whether to trim the 27.5 per cent group costs order granted to Slater & Gordon at the outset of the case, legal experts say.

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ASIC wins another guilty plea in relation to $180M Ponzi scheme
White Collar 2024-03-20 3:33 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has secured a third guilty plea stemming from its investigation into a $180 million Ponzi scheme run by the Courteney House group of companies.

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Aussie Broadband challenges Superloop sell order amid takeover fight
Telecommunications 2024-03-20 4:19 pm By Sam Matthews

Aussie Broadband is seeking to set aside a notice from the board of internet service provider Superloop directing it to sell down its 19.9 shareholding in the company, arguing the sell order was made for an improper purpose amid a “contested takeover battle” between the companies. 

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Blue Sky founder may have insider trading claims over release of Glaucus report, judge says
Securities 2024-03-15 11:08 pm By Sam Matthews

Blue Sky’s founder and former managing director Mark Sowerby has won orders requiring a director of US hedge fund Glaucus to produce documents relating to claims the short-seller shared information with market participants before releasing a report which sent Blue Sky’s shares into a tailspin.

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