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The judge overseeing a class action against collapsed investment manager Blue Sky has said he would not be inclined to seek clarity from the Full Court on whether the court has the power to make a solicitors common fund order unless one of the defendants raised a challenge.
Gilbert + Tobin and the funder backing a class action against Jaguar Land Rover over allegedly defective diesel filters have given an undertaking that they won't seek more than 25 per cent of any settlement or judgment, sealing the deal to run the case after triumphing in a carriage contest.
Maurice Blackburn looks set to appeal a decision booting its class action against Jaguar Land Rover in favour of a case by a rival law firm whose experience in a similar class action was the deciding factor in a carriage contest.
The judge hearing a bondholders class action against Virgin Australia has deferred the resolution of the airline's cross-claim seeking seeking periodic payments from the class action to cover its costs under a contentious indemnity clause.
Citibank has argued group members should be asked to sign on to a class action accusing five major banks of entering a cartel agreement to rig foreign exchange rates before evidence is filed in the case, saying it was impossible to know how much the claims were worth.
A judge has awarded carriage of a class action against Jaguar Land Rover over allegedly defective diesel filters to a law firm that won a similar case against another car maker, saying the firm's experience was not a "neutral factor".
A bondholder class action against Virgin is heating up, with the airline filing a cross-claim seeking the court’s approval to demand periodic payments from the applicant to cover its costs under a contentious indemnity clause.
The judge overseeing a slow moving class action against four AMP subsidiaries and two trustees over alleged excessive superannuation fees has expressed his frustration with delays in the case, fixing the case for trial over the wealth manager's protest.
A former Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills partner who claims he was sacked for complaining about Lendlease's attempts to avoid tax liability has asked the High Court to overrule a judgment finding recent changes to whistleblower protections do not apply retrospectively to cover his claims.
Global cryptocurrency and gambling website Stake.com is fighting to strike out claims in a lawsuit by Sydney-based online investment platform Stake over a planned Australian launch.