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Iluka class action saved as new funder signs on
ACA Lawyers 2019-09-05 1:38 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
A shareholder class action against mineral sands producer Iluka Resources has locked in litigation funding, ending months of uncertainty about the fate of the proceedings.
Judge joins twin actions against Forge directors and auditors
Anne Horvath 2019-09-05 12:09 pm By Amelia Birnie Sydney
A judge has consolidated two concurrent cases against the former directors and auditors of collapsed construction company Forge Group, after warning the overlapping actions needed to be carefully managed to avoid it becoming an “unrideable bull”.
Landmark Uber class action should be thrown out, court told
Class Actions 2019-09-04 10:28 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne
A class action alleging a conspiracy between ride-share giant Uber and related entities to launch a car service to take business from taxi drivers across Australia has no prospect of success and should be struck out, a lawyer for Uber told a court Wednesday.
$29M Radio Rentals settlement clears hurdle after ex-CEO cries prejudice
Class Actions 2019-09-04 10:13 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
The $29 million settlement in the Radio Rentals 'Rent, Try, $1 Buy' class action is back on track after concerns by former CEO James Marshall about uncertainty in the deed of settlement were resolved.
WorleyParsons ditches bid to close down class action mid-trial
Alexander Edwards 2019-09-04 8:03 pm By Amelia Birnie Sydney
WorleyParsons has abandoned its mid-trial application to shut down a shareholder class action, amid uncertainty about whether the engineering company would be required to surrender its right to call reply evidence if it continued with its submission that it has no case to answer.
CIMIC attacks ‘forests of contingencies’ in class action pleadings
Allens 2019-09-04 2:26 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
Engineering services firm CIMIC Group has attacked the pleadings in a shareholder class action against it, saying needlessly convoluted paragraphs containing a "numerically vast number of contingencies" should be struck out.
WorleyParsons denies bid to shut down class action will spark ‘brave new world’
Alexander Edwards 2019-09-03 9:32 pm By Amelia Birnie Sydney
Counsel for WorleyParsons has denied the engineering firm's attempt to end a shareholder class action mid-trial would be the start of a "brave new world" of no-case bids in representative proceedings, saying this was a rare instance of a case with "no chance of success".
Jardine Lloyd Thompson hit with second class action over excessive premiums
Class Actions 2019-09-03 9:13 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne
Insurance broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson is facing a second class action on behalf of local councils claiming it charged inflated premiums.
Zoetis loses challenge over security for costs in horse vaccine class action
Appeals 2019-09-03 2:57 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne
The Full Federal Court has shot down a challenge to a ruling denying horse vaccine maker Zoetis' application for security for costs in an unfunded class action brought on behalf of horse owners alleging the company failed to warn about the potential side effects of the Hendra virus vaccine.
Radio Rentals, AIG to pay $29M to settle ‘Rent, Try, Buy’ class action
Class Actions 2019-09-03 10:43 am By Christine Caulfield Melbourne
Radio Rentals and its insurer, AIG, have reached a $29 million settlement in a consumer class action alleging the company pushed misleading 'Rent, Try, $1 Buy' leases onto vulnerable customers.