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Prominent silk Kate Eastman accused of bias in Israel Folau case
Former Wallabies star Israel Folau says a tribunal's decision to terminate his contract with Rugby Australia over homophobic social media posts has no effect due to the apprehended bias of one of its members, prominent barrister and LGBTI rights advocate Kate Eastman.
UDP wins $25M from insurers over doomed 5 Star Foods deal
Hong Kong-based UDP was entitled to $25 million from its insurers after losing more than $30 million from its disastrous acquisition of dairy conglomerate 5 Star Foods, which had been secretly overcharging one of its biggest customers, food giant Lion Nathan Group.
Judge refuses access to insurance policy in Advanta Seeds class action
The plaintiffs in a farming class action brought against Advanta Seeds over allegedly contaminated sorghum have been denied access to the defendant’s insurance policy documents, after a judge found “significant differences” with a recently successful application in a class action against Radio Rentals.
Insurer QBE claims Opal Tower cracking not ‘major’
QBE Underwriting has defended its decision to deny insurance coverage to the builder of Sydney’s troubled Opal Tower development, claiming the cracking was not “major” and did not cause last year’s Christmas Eve evacuation.
Market-based causation on the line as first shareholder class action judgment looms
The judge who presided over a rare securities class action trial last year against department store Myer will deliver judgment in the case this month that could be the first ruling on causation in Australian shareholder class actions and has the potential to have a chilling effect on law firms bringing the cases.
High Court finds Connective Services broke the law with share transfer litigation
The High Court has shut down a lawsuit by mortgage aggregator Connective Services over the transfer of one third of the company's shares after finding the proceeding prejudiced shareholders and contravened the Corporations Act.
Ford class action judge considers cash security in ‘war and peace of discovery’ disputes
The judge overseeing the long-running class action over allegedly faulty Ford PowerShift transmissions has told the applicants they might need to put up considerable cash security to cover the “war and peace of discovery” disputes, after Ford slammed the delayed request for documents as “complete and utter nonsense”.
Aristocrat wins Konami’s tax returns ahead of IP damages hearing
Gaming giant Aristocrat Technologies Australia can look over the tax returns of rival Konami Australia as the two companies prepare for next week's hearing over how much Konami should pay in damages for patent infringement.
Ernst & Young strikes out with third party claims against failed LM Investment
Ernst & Young, which is facing a lawsuit brought by the receiver of a fund overseen by failed financial services firm LM Investment Management, has lost its bid to file a claim for damages against LMIM, with a judge saying the auditor's case was "flawed" and "counterintuitive".
‘Completely out of control’: fresh funding concerns emerge in Iluka class action
The judge overseeing a class action against mineral sands producer Iluka Resources has slammed the submissions from both sides over a bid for an extra $2.6 million in security for costs, calling them “completely out of control” and "totally out of proportion”.