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Casino operator Crown has agreed to pay $73 million over two years to settle a shareholder class action accusing it of lax money laundering compliance, with solicitors set to take home $20 million.
A judge has OK'd a settlement in a class action against Treasury Wine Estates, along with $27 million in fees charged by Maurice Blackburn and Slater & Gordon, after initially questioning the difference between the firms' rates.
A judge has balked at Maurice Blackburn's hourly rates in a jointly run class action against Treasury Wine Estates, questioning why the firm charged 20 per cent more than fellow preeminent class action firm Slater & Gordon.
Macquarie Capital has hit back at a class action over an alleged misleading prospectus for Nuix’s $1.8 billion IPO, saying it was entitled as underwriter to rely on the software company's promises.
Maurice Blackburn should provide $1.77 million in security in a class action over add-on insurance because the firm faces high risks in other class actions which could affect its ability to cover an adverse costs order, a court has heard.
A judge has made a class closure order in a shareholder case against software company Nuix and underwriter Macquarie Capital, but rejected a bid to keep the order in operation until trial.
A judge has ordered Crown Resorts to share the costs of soft class closure with the plaintiff in a shareholder class action accusing it of lax anti-money laundering compliance, saying that soft class closure ahead of mediation was in the interests of both parties.
A judge has granted leave to law firm Levitt Robinson to challenge a ruling cutting $1.14 million of its fees from a settled class action against retirement home operator Aveo, finding the appeal was sufficiently arguable.
Seeking leave to challenge a decision that shaved $1.14 million from its costs in running a class action against Aveo, Levitt Robinson has argued the firm would have enjoyed a right of appeal if it had been joined to the case as it ought to have been.