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Class action wants insurance policy info from Dixon Advisory
Class Actions 2022-08-08 2:43 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A class action on behalf of former clients of collapsed wealth manager Dixon Advisory has filed a court bid for information on any insurance policy held by the business that might cover the mammoth claims, estimated to be worth between $278 million and $463 million.

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Nuix slams class action carriage agreement as ‘anti-competitive’
Banton Group 2022-07-18 4:18 pm By Sam Matthews

Shine and Phi Finney McDonald’s fallback plan to cooperatively run a class action against Nuix has come under fire, with the technology company urging the court to make the two firms compete against one another for sole carriage.

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Judge says Queensland energy class action should be open to all eligible consumers
Class Actions 2022-07-11 6:32 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered that a competition class action against Queensland power companies Stanwell and CS Energy be made open to all energy consumers in the state, saying it was not a “plain vanilla” commercial class action. 

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Judge signs off on consolidation in a2 Milk class actions
Alexandra Folie 2022-06-16 11:34 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has allowed two law firms to jointly run a consolidated shareholder class action against dairy company a2 Milk, saying the arrangement was in the interests of group members and was “not novel”.

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Knives come out in Nuix class action beauty parade
ASIC 2022-06-16 10:21 pm By Sam Matthews

A victor remains to be crowned following a heated beauty parade between competing class actions against tech company Nuix, with two law firms facing criticism for their “cumbrous” consolidation proposal and a third firm copping flak for its “opaque” financials.

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a2 Milk class action consolidation to see one silk go
Alexandra Folie 2022-06-02 7:12 pm By Sam Matthews

Two law firms are set to work “hand in glove” in their proposed consolidated shareholder class actions against a2 Milk, with one senior barrister to be dropped as part of the “rationalisation” of the combined team.

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Shine Lawyers wins battle to run $463M Dixon Advisory class action
ASIC 2022-05-19 4:24 pm By Sam Matthews

Shine Lawyers has beaten out class action rival Piper Alderman in a battle to lead a class action worth up to $463 million against collapsed wealth managers Dixon Advisory, with a judge finding the firm’s no win, no fee model was likely to result in a greater return to group members.

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a2 Milk hit with another shareholder class action
Benjamin Cameron 2022-05-18 5:38 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

a2 Milk is facing a shareholder class action in New Zealand on behalf of investors who allegedly suffered loss when the company’s share price plummeted on the heels of a revised outlook for the 2021 financial year amid challenges in the Chinese market.

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Law firms team up to join two Nuix class actions, want third case shut down
Banton Group 2022-05-17 10:06 pm By Christine Caulfield

Two law firms are joining forces in the hopes of winning a contest of competing securities class actions against technology company Nuix over its $1.8 billion IPO.

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Consolidation of Dixon Advisory class actions hits snag over funding
ASIC 2022-05-13 10:20 pm By Sam Matthews

A proposed consolidation of two class actions against collapsed wealth manager Dixon Advisory has hit a snag, with Shine Lawyers wanting to ensure group members who have signed up for its no win, no fee proceeding don’t get stuck paying the commission of the funder backing its rival’s case.

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