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‘Blood out of a stone’: Class action settlement no big pay day for IPO Wealth investors
Investors in Mayfair Group’s collapsed IPO Wealth Fund are set to recoup only a fraction of their alleged $67 million losses in a best-case settlement of a class action alleging the fund’s trustee misled unit holders.
Humm points finger at Forum Finance in SMBC’s $34M lawsuit
Fintech Humm has admitted to making “misrepresentations” to Japanese bank SMBC over allegedly worthless receivables linked to Forum Finance but has denied it was negligent, claiming a Forum Group unit should share the burden of paying any damages in the $33.6 million lawsuit.
Crown wants contradictor to fight class action’s GCO application
Crown Resorts has asked the court to appoint a contradictor to fight against a group costs order sought in shareholder class action accusing the casino giant of lax anti-money laundering compliance over a six-year period.
Judge declasses Wilson Security class action over objections from group members
Despite objections from numerous group members, a judge has tossed an underpayments class action brought by a self-represented applicant against Wilson Security, ruling that class actions should not be run without lawyers.
Full Court upholds validity of Pfizer’s Dynastat patent
A judge has thrown out competing appeals of a decision finding Pfizer's patent for its post-operative injectable painkiller Dynastat is valid and that Australian drug maker Juno Pharmaceuticals infringed the patent by selling generic versions of the drug in Australia.
CIMIC knocks ballooning pleadings in shareholder class action
Construction firm CIMIC has foreshadowed a fight over “obscure” new pleadings in a two year-old shareholder class action alleging the company failed to keep the market informed about issues with its Middle East operations.
CBA defeats ‘misconceived’ ASIC conflicted remuneration case
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has suffered a defeat in proceedings alleging the Commonwealth Bank of Australia accepted conflicted remuneration through the sale of its Essential Super product, with a judge finding the regulator "ignored the circumstances" in which the product was distributed.
‘I have no faith in your time records’: Class action firm ticks off judge
A judge who slashed the fees of a law firm that reached a $1.55 million settlement in two class actions against supermarket chain Romeo's has expressed her "annoyance" at the firm's attempt to tender time records to justify the bill.
Dick Smith execs ask High Court to toss case over final dividend
Two former executives of defunct electronics retailer Dick Smith have asked the High Court to hear their challenge to a $11.8 million damages award for approving a dividend payment the company could not afford.
Virgin class action to appeal ‘nonsensical’ indemnity ruling
The applicant in an investor class action against Virgin Australia plans to appeal a judge’s decision requiring litigation funder Balance Legal Capital UK to give the airline an indemnity in order to bring the proceedings, saying the indemnity “substantially changes the risk calculus" for group members.