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WorleyParsons may try to shut down class action as trial kicks off
WorleyParsons may seek to shut down a shareholder class action against it due to an "insuperable obstacle" caused by last minute pleading amendments, the engineering firm told a court at the outset of a 21-day hearing.
Clive Palmer can’t shut down Queensland Nickel liquidation trial
Businessman Clive Palmer has lost an application to put a stop to a trial in a case brought by the liquidators of collapsed Queensland Nickel after arguing the proceeding was continuing largely to pay the litigation funder bankrolling the case.
CFMEU launches union-funded class action against Workpac
The CFMEU will fund a landmark multi-million dollar class action against labour hire company Workpac seeking repayment of leave entitlements it claims are owed to more than 600 coalminers, in the latest casual employee challenge to hit the courts.
Glencore fires another salvo to protect offshore records after High Court defeat
Coal company Glencore has taken further legal steps to block the Australian Taxation Office from accessing documents related to its offshore affairs, after its bid to shield documents exposed in the Panama Papers leak failed before the High Court.
Dispute over $183M solar arbitration award against Spain stayed
The Federal Court has stayed a lawsuit seeking to enforce a $183 million international arbitration award against the Kingdom of Spain over a solar farm investment while the country seeks to have the award annulled.
Two firms, one funder out after judge consolidates RCR Tomlinson class actions
Law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan will push forward with an investor class action against failed engineering company RCR Tomlinson on its own, with two firms driving competing actions agreeing to step down after a judge forcibly consolidated all three proceedings.
Samsung challenges $138M arbitration award in Roy Hill mine dispute
South Korea's Samsung C&T Corporation has launched two bids in Singapore to set aside a US$94 million (AU$138 million) award relating to its dispute with Spanish energy company Duro Felguera over the Pilbara-based Roy Hill iron ore mine.
‘This game is over’: judge ready to toss Iluka class action over ongoing funding dramas
The applicants in the Iluka Resources shareholder class action have less than a week to lock-in a $1.25 million security for costs, after the judge overseeing the case asked if he was allowed to dismiss proceedings himself following six months of being “very patient” about ongoing funding dramas.
High Court dismisses Glencore’s bid to block ATO from eyeing Paradise Papers
Coal producer Glencore International has lost its High Court appeal to keep the Australian Taxation Office from reviewing documents related to its offshore assets, which were unearthed as part of the global Paradise Papers investigation. 
Class to fight CIMIC’s ‘opportunistic’ bid to strike out pleadings
A shareholder class action against CIMIC Group will fight a strike out application it has slammed as an "opportunistic" late-stage move by the global engineering firm made only because the trial was previously vacated.