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Flight Centre faces court action by workers for alleged systemic underpayment
Employment 2019-04-26 11:51 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne
Flight Centre has been hit with legal action on behalf of employees accusing the travel giant of short-changing its workers through commission-based payments.
Class action seeks emails, board notes from Woolworths execs
Class Actions 2019-04-24 12:49 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne
A shareholder class action against Woolworths related to its downward revision of a 2015 profit guidance is seeking emails and other documents from a slew of current and former company executives, including the grocery chain's former Chairman and CEO, who departed in the wake of disappointing financial results.
Funder in class action against RMBL wants 30% commission if case drags on past August
Class Actions 2019-04-23 9:13 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne
The litigation funder backing a consumer protection class action against mortgage lending and investment firm RMBL Investments will earn a step-up commission of 30% if the case continues into September, according to a proposed common fund order.
Ernst & Young might get dragged into Slater & Gordon class actions
Class Actions 2019-04-23 4:48 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne
Accounting firm Pitcher Partners, which is facing two shareholder class actions over auditing work for Slater & Gordon, is considering filing claims of its own against the law firm's current auditor, Ernst & Young.
Lendlease hit with shareholder class action over engineering business disclosures
Class Actions 2019-04-18 2:30 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne
Construction giant Lendlease has been hit with a class action over allegedly inadequate disclosures relating to its engineering and services business, which includes the NorthConnex tunnel road project in Sydney.
Ex-Slater & Gordon directors can’t dismiss Pitcher Partners’ cross claims in class actions
Class Actions 2019-04-09 4:56 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne
A judge has rejected a bid by former directors of Slater & Gordon to throw out cross claims brought by Pitcher Partners in two shareholder class actions alleging the accounting firm wrongly signed off on the law firm's financial reports ahead of a share price nosedive, saying it was possible Pitcher Partners' claimed reliance on representations by the directors was reasonable.
Lendlease may face shareholder class action over engineering biz disclosures
Class Actions 2019-04-04 11:33 am By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne
Maurice Blackburn is investigating a possible shareholder class action against construction company Lendlease over allegedly inadequate disclosures relating to its engineering and services business, which includes the NorthConnex tunnel road project in Sydney.
Judge orders costs for infamous anti-suit injunction in AMP class action turf war
Class Actions 2019-04-02 10:36 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne
A judge who entertained an anti-suit injunction in the AMP class action jurisdictional battle that set off what another judge called an "unseemly debacle" has ordered the applicant behind the injunction bid to pay costs.
Sirtex class wins access to details on proposed acquisition
Class Actions 2019-04-02 10:30 pm By Cat Fredenburgh
Sirtex has been ordered to turn over information related to a possible acquisition to law firm Maurice Blackburn, which is leading a shareholder class action against the life sciences company.
Judge refuses bid for common fund order in Westpac class action
Class Actions 2019-03-25 7:53 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
A court has dismissed an application for a common fund order in a class action against Westpac, saying the applicant in the Maurice Blackburn-led action had failed to sufficiently detail the case and had "shirked" its responsibility by launching the proceedings with a concise statement alone.