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Fifty horse owners saddle up for credibility attack at Zoetis class action trial
Agriculture 2020-10-07 3:54 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
Fifty horse owners may face cross-examination regarding adverse effects allegedly caused by Zoetis' Hendra virus vaccine, with the company warning a four-week hearing scheduled to begin in March may be insufficient to deal with the horse owners' evidence.
ASIC conflated conduct of GetSwift founders, court told
Alan Shearer 2020-09-30 9:39 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne
ASIC's case against GetSwift and its founders Joel Macdonald and Bane Hunter makes accusations against both directors but relies on alleged conduct by only Hunter, a lawyer for Macdonald has told a court on the last day of trial in the corporate regulator's case.
GetSwift won’t give up bid for judge’s disqualification in class action
Alan Shearer 2020-09-28 12:24 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne
GetSwift is keeping up its fight to have the judge overseeing a shareholder class action disqualify himself from the proceedings after overseeing the trial in the corporate regulator's case against the logistics provider.
Insurance suit in Quintis class actions ‘makes no sense’, court hears
Alexander Edwards 2020-09-18 6:31 pm By Alison Eveleigh Sydney
Insurers of sandalwood producer Quintis have told a court that a rectification suit brought by the applicants in two class actions seeking to increase D&O coverage by $40 million, "makes no sense".
GetSwift agrees to notify class of asset transfer outside of Australia
ASIC 2020-09-15 4:11 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
GetSwift has promised the Federal Court that it will inform the lead applicant in a shareholder class action if any of its assets are to be transferred outside of Australia, after the applicant raised concerns about the logistics company's proposed relocation to Canada.
Class action accuses law firm of charging unreasonable fees
Class Actions 2020-09-10 3:26 pm By Alison Eveleigh Sydney
A national personal injury firm has been hit with a class action over its allegedly unreasonable legal fees.
GetSwift judge won’t disqualify himself from class action
Alan Shearer 2020-09-09 6:42 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
The judge overseeing a class action against GetSwift has refused to disqualify himself from the proceedings, rejecting claims that he could not be seen to approach the case with an "impartial mind" and taking a passing shot at the logistics company's use of the Americanism "recuse" in its application.
Judge warns funder against ‘double dipping’ in Ruby Princess class action
Class Actions 2020-09-09 2:06 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
A judge overseeing the Ruby Princess class action has cautioned funders against "double dipping" when seeking payouts from group members, while cruise line Carnival has attempted to shift part of the blame for the COVID-19 debacle onto the Prime Minister.
GetSwift relocation bid heightens class action concerns, law firm says
ASIC 2020-09-08 1:55 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
A recent announcement by logistics tech provider GetSwift that it will be relocating to Canada has heightened concerns by the lawyers running a shareholder class action against the company that it might not be able to meet any orders for compensation to group members.
COVID-19 concerns put ASIC’s Rio Tinto trial at risk
Allen & Overy 2020-09-08 12:20 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
A seven-week trial in ASIC's misleading conduct case against Rio Tinto may have to be postponed after two executives of the mining giant raised concerns that COVID-19 could impact their ability to appear as defendants in the case.