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Walk-away settlement reached with directors in RCR Tomlinson shareholder class action
Class Actions 2023-01-20 11:15 am By Cindy Cameronne

An investor class action against RCR Tomlinson has reached a walk-away settlement agreement with two former directors of the failed engineering company. The Quinn Emmanuel […]

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Sunwater insurer doesn’t owe coverage for $440M Queensland floods class action
Insurance 2022-12-16 9:25 pm By Sam Matthews

Queensland government-owned water services provider Sunwater has lost a bid to overturn a judgment letting insurer Liberty Mutual Insurance off the hook for its share […]

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Judge slashes Opal Tower funder’s cut of class action settlement
Class Actions 2022-11-28 11:35 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has approved a confidential settlement in a class action on behalf of 383 apartment owners in Sydney’s Opal Tower but slashed the amount […]

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Funder’s $13.2M cut is 26% of Opal Tower class action settlement
Class Actions 2022-11-11 11:00 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The litigation funder bankrolling a class action on behalf of 383 apartment owners in Sydney’s troubled Opal Tower is seeking a 26 per cent commission […]

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Funder’s commission holding up Opal Tower class action settlement
Class Actions 2022-10-11 9:56 pm By Sam Matthews

A $13 million commission sought by the funder that bankrolled the Opal Tower class action is stalling settlement approval, as debate continues over whether the […]

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Law firm dodges personal costs order in client’s case alleging negligence
Construction 2022-08-11 11:30 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has rejected a $225,000 personal costs order sought against a Sydney-based law firm by a homeowner in a beef with a builder, over […]

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IAG agent at heart of controversial Greensill funding wins more time for defence
Insurance 2022-08-10 2:09 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Fired underwriter Greg Brereton has been granted an extension to respond to lawsuits targeting Insurance Australia Group over trade credit policies covering $4.6 billion in […]

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Funder wants $13.2M commission from confidential Opal Tower class action settlement
Construction 2022-07-20 1:06 pm By Christine Caulfield

Although the settlement sum has not been disclosed, court documents in the Opal Tower class action reveal the litigation funder backing the case will seek […]

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Law firm wins access to client talks with counsel in negligence case
Professional Negligence 2022-06-28 1:43 pm By Sam Matthews

Mitry Lawyers has won a discovery bid against a former client suing the Sydney law firm for $225,000 over alleged “neglect and incompetence.” Former client […]

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Opal Tower class action reaches eleventh-hour settlement before 40-day trial
Construction 2022-05-19 10:54 pm By Sam Matthews

A long-running class action over the Opal Tower disaster has settled, along with two related cases over the defective building, as a five-week trial was set […]

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