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We have developed particular expertise in conducting complex, large scale multi-party actions over the past 15 years. The firm has an unrivalled track record of success in group and class actions. Slater & Gordon's current projects include:

Babcock & Brown Power

Slater & Gordon has received support from a US funder to investigate Babcock & Brown Power ("BBP") on behalf of shareholders.

James Higgins of Slater & Gordon said, that Babcock and Brown Power had been a disaster for shareholders who believed in the Babcock model and the strong assets that the company had acquired.

Bell Potter Securities Ltd

Shareholder class action regarding investments in Progen Pharmaceuticals Limited.
The alleged misconduct was contained in Bell Potter online Research Papers and Investor Reports distributed to Bell Potter customers nationally.

Cranbourne Gas Leak Class Action

Slater & Gordon has been instructed by residents to investigate the possibility of a class action on behalf of residents of the Brookland Greens Estate.

Fincorp Investor Class Action

Slater & Gordon has announced its intention to commence a class action against Sandhurst Trustees on behalf of secured and unsecured noteholders that invested in Fincorp Investments Limited after 7 December 2004.

GPT Group Class Action

Slater & Gordon Lawyers has announced a class action against GPT Group on behalf of shareholders, which will allege that the company:

1. provided earnings and distribution guidance to the market that was misleading and deceptive; and
2. subsequently failed to comply with its continuous disclosure obligations by informing the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) as its forecast earnings deteriorated.

Great Southern & Timbercorp

Slater & Gordon has been contacted by investors in Timbercorp Limited and Great Southern Limited.
Slater & Gordon has commenced an investigation into the viability of class actions on behalf of investors.

ION

The High Court’s decision in Sons of Gwalia will assist ION shareholders in recovering their losses.

Oz Minerals Group

Based on our investigations to date, Slater & Gordon considers that there is a strong basis to contend that the Company misled the market from 28 February 2008 until it suspended trading on 1 December 2008.

VIOXX

VIOXX was voluntarily withdrawn worldwide by the pharmaceutical manufacturer, Merck, on 30 September 2004, after the company's own study found that people who had taken a dosage of 25 milligrams for 18 months or more faced a higher risk of heart attacks and strokes.

Westpoint

Slater & Gordon will commence proceedings on behalf of thousands of investors in the failed Westpoint mezzanines.

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Centro Shareholder Actions

The claim has been commenced on behalf of three plaintiffs as representatives for all CNP and CER security holders.

Downer EDI

Slater & Gordon is set to launch a potential class action against Downer EDI Limited on behalf of shareholders who allege that the company failed to fully inform the Australian Stock Exchange about its financial position.

Fuel Surcharges Class Action

Slater & Gordon has commenced a class action in behalf of travel agents against Qantas and six other international airlines to recover commission on fuel surcharges.

Opes Prime

The class action seeks alternatively: the return of pledged securities; the return of equivalent securities; or damages and consequential damages.

Storm Financial Class Action

In January 2009 Storm Financial went into administration with around $80 million dollars in debt.

 


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