A class action has been filed in the Wellington High Court of New Zealand against Transpower, the state-owned electricity grid operator, and its lines maintenance contractor, Omexom, arising out of a major power outage which occurred in June 2024. The class action seeks to recover losses on behalf of all Northland businesses that were impacted.
A class action was filed on 16 December 2024 on behalf of QNews Pty Ltd and Sydney Times Media Pty Ltd against Google LLC, Google Pte Ltd and Google Australia Pty Ltd (Google).
Piper Alderman and the world’s largest legal finance firm, Omni Bridgeway, have commenced a class action against IG Markets Limited on behalf of up to 20,000 everyday Australian investors who have collectively lost hundreds of millions of dollars trading controversial financial products called contracts for difference (CFDs).
Piper Alderman and leading litigation and disputes funder IMF Bentham Limited, confirm the Supreme Court of New South Wales handed down judgment in favour of their funded client, David Kerr in his capacity as additional Trustee of the SEAS Sapfor forestry scheme (Trustee).
Senior litigation partners Gordon Grieve, Simon Morris and Greg Whyte have for a third year contributed the Australian chapter of Litigation Funding 2019, published by Getting the Deal Through.