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Judge ‘troubled’ by bid to extend class closure order in UGL shareholder action
A judge overseeing a class action against engineering company UGL has agreed to extend a class closure order to give the parties a second chance to resolve the case in mediation, but not without expressing concerns that the order did not have the intended effect of encouraging settlement at the first sit-down.
Law firms can push on with separate class actions against CBA under cooperation deal
Rival law firms Maurice Blackburn and Phi Finney McDonald will be allowed to work together without consolidating their separate shareholder class actions against the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, after a judge ruled that the bank had overstated the potential for extra costs and delays.
NAB super fund trustee faces $100M class action over excessive fees
A NAB-owned trustee is facing a possible class action over $100 million in allegedly excessive fees charged to super fund members.
Judge reserves AMP class action loser costs after Phi Finney McDonald sinks 1,345 hours
Boutique class actions law firm Phi Finney McDonald has won its bid to reserve costs incurred before its case was permanently stayed in the AMP shareholder class action beauty contest, after the firm racked up at least 1,345 hours in “sunk costs”.
Domino’s hit with underpayment class action
Domino's Pizza says it will defend a class action filed against it on behalf of thousands of delivery drivers and in-store workers who were allegedly systemically underpaid by franchisees over a five-year period.
Competing law firms agree to join forces in BHP class action
Rival law firms Phi Finney McDonald and Maurice Blackburn have offered to consolidate their competing shareholder class actions against BHP after prompting by the Full Federal Court, which said Friday it approved of the plan.
Quinn Emanuel files appeal after losing AMP class action contest
Law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has followed through on its threat to appeal a high stakes ruling that shut down its shareholder class action against AMP, along with two competing cases, after a two-day beauty parade that saw rival firm Maurice Blackburn take the prize.
Retail Food Group faces potential franchise class action
Retail Food Group is the target of a possible class action by franchisees in the wake of a parliamentary report that called on three government agencies to probe the franchise giant and its top executives for potential insider trading, tax evasion and other unlawful conduct.
GetSwift faces scrutiny by class action law firm after ASX trading halt
The law firm running a shareholder class action against GetSwift confirmed it was looking at the events surrounding Tuesday's trading halt by the Australian Stock Exchange but would not be amending its ongoing case against the logistics company in light of it.
Quinn Emanuel to appeal loss in AMP class action beauty parade
Law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has told the court it will appeal a judgment permanently staying its shareholder class action against AMP over the wealth manager's fees for no service scandal.