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Law firms lay down swords in Mesoblast shareholder class actions
Two law firms that filed competing class actions against regenerative medicine company Mesoblast for allegedly misleading shareholders about its Remestemcel-L treatment for COVID-19 complications have agreed to join forces and sidestep a beauty parade.
Law firms’ agency agreement prevails over ‘opaque’ funding in Nuix class action battle
Law firms Shine Lawyers and Phi Finney McDonald have won a contest to jointly run a class action against embattled tech company Nuix, with rival Banton Group losing out on its “opaque” funding agreement.
Blue Sky, auditor EY hit with shareholder class action
Failed asset manager Blue Sky Alternative Investments has been served with a class action over the company’s alleged overstated financial reports between 2016 and 2018 that also targets nine former directors as well as auditors Ernst & Young.
GetSwift shareholder class action settlement has ‘collapsed’, judge says
A judge overseeing a shareholder class action against GetSwift has said the settlement and company itself have “collapsed” after the logistics business went into liquidation and failed to make the last of the upfront payments due under the deal’s $1.5 million cash component.
Arrium class action fights $8M security bid, says directors not owed costs of ‘Rolls Royce’ defence
Shareholders in a class action against Arrium and KPMG are fighting an $8 million security for costs order sought by former directors of the failed steel giant, who say they should not be forced to defend the case “on a shoestring.”
‘Not how litigation works now’: Class action over Quintis audit fights EY’s bid to silo expert
A shareholder class action against Ernst & Young over its alleged inflation of assets owned by sandalwood producer Quintis has argued the accounting firm should be allowed only one expert witness, who should collaborate with a competing expert chosen by the investors.
Trial judge in Brambles class action questions long-term financial forecasts
A judge overseeing the trial in a shareholder class action against chain logistics company Brambles has questioned the company's use of long-term financial forecasts.
Australian Mines cops $450,000 penalty for lying about funding for $500M project
Australian Mines has agreed to pay a $450,000 penalty to settle proceedings brought by ASIC after its managing director was allegedly caught lying at an investment conference about the value of an offtake agreement and funding for a project at its cobalt and nickel mine in Queensland.
GetSwift boss accused by co-founder of misleading him on sale of shares
GetSwift managing director and founder Joel Macdonald faces a lawsuit by former Melbourne Demons teammate James Strauss, who helped launch the strife-ridden logistics tech company seven years ago.
Nimble Money wins appeal in shareholder’s bid to peek at books
The largest shareholder in payday lender Nimble has lost its challenge to a decision blocking it from accessing company documents about an impending debt refinance, with an appeals court finding the investor’s concerns had “an air of commercial unreality”.