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Do-it-yourself funding for class actions in Australia takes an interesting twist

  • Jones Day
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  • Australia
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  • June 7 2013

Third party litigation funders may see their current stranglehold on the lucrative class action market start to weaken after the Australian Federal

ASIC issues litigation funding guidance

  • Clayton Utz
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  • Australia
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  • June 6 2013

With the expansion of litigation funding driving an increase in class actions being pursued against corporates across Australia, questions have arisen

A win for financial advisers

  • Lander & Rogers
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  • Australia
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  • June 4 2013

The financial adviser made recommendations to his client (the plaintiff) regarding $7 million she had received from the settlement of divorce

Will Lehman eat porridge for SCDOs?

  • King & Wood Mallesons
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  • Australia
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  • May 7 2013

The liquidators of Lehman Brothers Australia are appealing a landmark Federal Court decision that found it liable for losses suffered by a number of

Holding ratings agencies to account: court issues landmark decision

  • Piper Alderman
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  • Australia
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  • April 16 2013

The Federal Court of Australia recently handed down a landmark decision in which ratings agency Standard & Poor's was held accountable for the

360 Capital funds management update why no changes to constitutions

  • Gadens Lawyers
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  • Australia
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  • April 5 2013

It’s been some months since the appeal case in 360 Capital which made the funds management community reconsider the way in which a responsible

Forrest v Australian Securities and Investments Commission 2012 HCA 39 (Australia, High Court, 2 October 2012)

  • Wong Partnership
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  • Australia
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  • April 4 2013

The company in question was Fortescue Metals Group Ltd ("Fortescue). In 2004, Fortescue entered into agreements ("Agreements") with three Chinese

Standard & Poor’s held liable for investor’s loss in Australia

  • Nabarro LLP
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  • Australia, United Kingdom
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  • March 7 2013

On 5 November 2012 judgment was given by the Federal Court of Australia in favour of 12 local councils, who sought to recover losses suffered after

Holding ratings agencies to account - The Federal Court’s landmark decision in Bathurst Regional Council v Local Government Financial Services

  • Piper Alderman
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  • Australia
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  • February 26 2013

In November 2012, the Federal Court of Australia handed down its decision in Bathurst Regional Council & Ors v Local Government

Financial product risk disclosure including for wholesale clients

  • Piper Alderman
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  • Australia
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  • February 22 2013

Some important principles concerning risk disclosure arise out of the recent decisions in the Federal Court of Wingecarribee Shire Council v Lehman