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Opal Tower class action funder’s appeal of cuts to commission falls flat
Class Actions 2023-05-12 11:13 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

An appeals court has shot down funder Augusta’s challenge to a decision that cut its commission in the Opal Tower class action, putting funders on […]

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‘Potentially difficult’: Lawyers weigh in on novel insolvency ruling
Restructuring & Insolvency 2023-04-19 1:29 pm By Sam Matthews

Senior restructuring and insolvency lawyers have welcomed a novel ruling that found a liquidator was entitled to claim his costs ahead of the preferred claims […]

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Judge says liquidator can be paid ahead of preferred creditors
Restructuring & Insolvency 2023-04-17 11:15 pm By Sam Matthews

In a novel decision, a judge has found that a liquidator is entitled to claim his ā€œarguably disproportionateā€ costs ahead of the preferred claims of […]

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Opal Tower class members could do ‘simple arithmetic’, funder says in appeal of cuts to commission
Appeals 2023-03-14 10:25 pm By Sam Matthews

The funder in the Opal Tower class action has appealed a judge’s decision to slash its commission for not disclosing proposed deductions from the settlement […]

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Class action settlements that came under fire in 2022
Class Actions 2023-01-25 11:21 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Courts stepped up their scrutiny of class action settlements in 2022, with judges grappling with difficult issues such as funding commissions in employment cases and […]

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Funderā€™s commission holding up Opal Tower class action settlement
Class Actions 2022-10-11 9:56 pm By Sam Matthews

A $13 million commission sought by the funder that bankrolled the Opal Tower class action is stalling settlement approval, as debate continues over whether the […]

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Banksia receiver justified in rejecting lawyers’ $10.6M settlement, court says
Class Actions 2022-08-30 4:21 pm By Christine Caulfield

The special purpose receiver acting for debenture holders of defunct Banksia Securities was right to reject a confidential settlement — believed to be for $10.6 […]

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Funder wants $13.2M commission from confidential Opal Tower class action settlement
Construction 2022-07-20 1:06 pm By Christine Caulfield

Although the settlement sum has not been disclosed, court documents in the Opal Tower class action reveal the litigation funder backing the case will seek […]

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Liquidator reprimanded by ASIC for breaching rules on independence
Restructuring & Insolvency 2022-07-01 10:45 pm By Sam Matthews

The corporate regulator has reprimanded a liquidator for ā€œseriousā€ breaches of independence rules, and has directed the insolvency practitioner to refuse appointments until next year. […]

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William Inglis & Son waived privilege over Norton Rose Fulbright emails in land spat
Real Estate 2022-06-28 4:54 pm By Sam Matthews

Australiaā€™s oldest thoroughbred auctioneer William Inglis & Son waived legal professional privilege over advice from its solicitor Norton Rose Fulbright over contamination of land it […]

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