Roger Forbes
King & Wood Mallesons
Articles
Approval of settlements and litigation funders’ commissions
Australia - March 24 2017 Two recent first instance decisions - Earglow Pty Ltd v Newcrest Mining Limited[1] and Camping Warehouse Pty Ltd v Downer EDI Ltd[2] - have clarified…
Australian Court allows indirect causation for shareholder claims
Australia - April 26 2016 An investor buys shares in a listed company on market. They do so without reading the company's recently released accounts or undertaking any other…
High Court limits scope of proportionate liability regime under Part 7.10 of the Corporations Act
Australia - May 13 2015 Today, in Selig v Wealthsure Pty Ltd [2015] HCA 18, the High Court of Australia has unanimously allowed an appeal against the May 2014 decision of…
Penalties knocked out: ANZ v Paciocco, Full Court overturns decision on penalties
Australia - April 8 2015 This morning the Full Court of the Federal Court handed down its decision in Paciocco v ANZ, as to whether bank fees charged by Australia and New…
High-profile United States decision invites consideration of the gate keeping role of courts in class action proceedings
Australia, USA - June 29 2012 A high-profile group certification decision in the United States has drawn attention to the gate keeping role of American courts in the early stages of class action litigation.
