The funder and law firm that ran a shareholder class action against Mayne Pharma are seeking deductions that would leave more than half of a $38 million settlement for group members.
The former CFO of Noumi has been hit with a $100,000 penalty and four-year ban for his involvement in the company’s continuous disclosure breaches, which a judge heard caused him to drink a bottle of wine every night.
An appeals court has backed a decision awarding carriage of a shareholder class action against Downer EDI to two firms that joined their cases, rejecting an argument that it would encourage races to consolidate.
Treasury Wine Estates has agreed to pay $65 million to settle a shareholder class action that was set down for a seven-week trial beginning Monday.
Water treatment company Phoslock and auditor KPMG face a shareholder class action, but not by the law firm that secured documents for a potential case.
A bid to disqualify a judge who spoke publicly about proposed reforms to class action law from hearing a class action against Fletcher Building is out of touch with reality, a court has heard.
A ruling that clarified the materiality requirement in continuous disclosure cases could lead to more regulatory actions and activist shareholder claims, but won’t boost shareholder class actions, experts say.
A judge has indicated he will sign off on a $100,000 penalty and four-year ban against the former CFO of Noumi, who has admitted his role in the food company’s non-disclosures.
The applicants in a class action against Lendlease have found common ground with the construction giant in High Court submissions, both arguing for power to make class closure orders.
A lawsuit by former Blockchain Global employees against the defunct cryptocurrency exchange has been stalled to allow CEO Sam Lee to be joined to the case.