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Ex-EY partner appeals loss in share dispute case against National Tiles
Securities 2026-01-28 11:05 pm By Andy Sidler Melbourne
A court has heard that a former EY partner is delaying a costs hearing after appealing his loss in a share dispute with tiling retailer National Tiles.
Energy class action applicant slugged with $32M in costs for failed case
Class Actions 2026-01-08 4:56 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney
A judge has ordered the lead applicant in a failed class action against Queensland utilities Stanwell and CS Energy, which was slated to be worth $1 billion, to pay $32.4 million in costs.
Qld energy class action’s bid for evidence of $40M in defence costs meritless: judge
Class Actions 2025-11-19 11:23 pm By Christine Caulfield
The applicant in a failed class action against Queensland utilities Stanwell and CS Energy can't get its hands on fee invoices as it prepares its response to a claim for recovery of what could be up to $40 million in costs.
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Lander & Rogers fights client’s suit over $2.9M bill
Construction 2025-04-07 11:15 pm By Andy Sidler Melbourne
Lander & Rogers is contesting an ex-client's challenge to a $2.9 million legal bill for work on a construction dispute, seeking a separate hearing to determine the cost court's jurisdiction over the case.
Law firm says Keybridge Capital can’t challenge bills in court
Business of Law 2022-03-02 2:26 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne
Legal bills sent to investment firm Keybridge Capital for work related to litigation from 2019 are governed by legislation that doesn't require cost disclosures to sophisticated clients and can't be reviewed, a court has heard.
Mills Oakley did not provide ‘accurate’ costs estimate in share dispute, court finds
Business of Law 2020-08-17 9:52 pm By Alison Eveleigh Sydney
A court has found that a costs agreement between national law firm Mills Oakley and a client defending a lawsuit over a share dispute was void because the firm failed to provide adequate disclosures, with the final legal bill exceeding the firm's estimate by over $100,000.
Lander & Rogers can’t escape review of $2M legal bill
Lander & Rogers 2020-07-06 8:44 pm By Alison Eveleigh Sydney
National law firm Lander & Rogers has failed in its bid to stop a client reviewing invoices totalling $2 million, even though the legal fees were paid by a litigation funder.
‘An inexact science’: Geowash execs can’t void Thomson Geer costs agreement
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-03-03 4:48 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne
Two executives of car wash franchisor Geowash that were found to be knowingly involved in the company's unconscionable conduct in its dealings with franchisees have lost their bid to void a costs agreement with law firm Thomson Geer, with a judge calling legal cost estimations "an inexact science".
Court rejects lead applicant’s $508k bill in $19.25M Arasor class action settlement
Class Actions 2020-02-11 9:16 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne
The lead applicant in a shareholder class action against laser technology company Arasor will walk away with a fraction of the approximately $508,000 in legal and other bills it has racked up in disputes with the ATO and funder International Litigation Partners following the approval of a $19.25 million class action settlement more than two years ago.
Class action applicant can’t bring ‘shambolic’ case over side deal with funder
Class Actions 2019-05-22 9:23 pm By Amelia Birnie Sydney
One of two lead applicants in the settled Arasor shareholder class action has been denied leave to be heard over its $1 million personal expenses dispute with litigation funder International Litigation Partners after missing a filing deadline, with a judge calling its handling of the case "shambolic".