NSW Health Class ActionĪcting for the NSW Ministry of Health and 16 Local Health Districts in a class action challenging the legality of guarantees obtained by NSW hospitals to cover the cost of treating Medicare ineligible patients, and alleging misleading or deceptive conduct, unconscionability, and use of unfair contracts. It was a test case for tortious liability for government bodies, and was settled by being dismissed with no payment to the class – an almost unprecedented win. Equine Influenza Class ActionĪcting for the Commonwealth in the class action arising from the Equine Influenza outbreak. Takata Airbag Class ActionĪcting for BMW in a class action alleging it manufactured, distributed and sold vehicles fitted with defective airbags which have been the subject of a safety recall. In particular, acting for Cargolux in the air freight cartel that followed from the ACCC's investigation and prosecution, and BASF in the first Australian cartel class action. The claim alleged misleading or deceptive conduct in relation to the information memoranda for CDO investments. Oasis Investor Class ActionĪcting for Royal Bank of Scotland / ABN Amro. Gunns Shareholder Class ActionĪcting for the listed forestry company in this continuous disclosure class action which was terminated when an order was made to wind up Gunns for other reasons. The claim against our client was dropped after our cross-examination of the plaintiffs' principal witness. Tamaya Shareholder Class ActionĪcting for Deloitte in this claim relating to non-impairment of mining assets and provisioning of intercompany loans. There were over 10 parties and claims of around $2billion. The claim alleged misleading conduct by traffic forecasters and others regarding the North-South Bypass Tunnel in Brisbane.
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Rivercity Investor Class ActionĪcting for Royal Bank of Scotland / ABN Amro. It included a landmark judgment on common fund orders to fund class actions, and was ultimately resolved following mediation.
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The claim related to disclosures of loan document terms and the classification of interest bearing liabilities in securitised loan portfolios. Allco Shareholder Class ActionĪcting for KPMG. The claims were dismissed (in ANZ's favour) after two High Court judgments rewriting the law of penalties. The claim alleged penalty, unconscionability and unfair contract terms. implemented the first claims resolution process dealing with individual claims rather than a global settlement.Īcting for ANZ in a large consumer class action, with more than 35,000 group members.acted on the first matter on the substitution of representative plaintiffs and.currently leading the ground breaking High Court joint appeals on whether common fund orders can be made at all.led the first matter on whether "common fund orders" should be made early in class actions.acted on the only case that has gone to judgment on indirect "market based causation" – a key issue in securities class actions.We are at the cutting edge of class actions issues:
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The quality of our service is often remarked upon by parties involved and is reflected in outstanding results. Few firms in Australia can deliver the same depth of expertise.