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A judge has made a group costs order that will give Maurice Blackburn one third of any recoveries in a class action against Entain, rejecting the firm's bid for a higher contingency fee rate than earmarked in its parallel Sportsbet class action.
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Publican Julian Gerner has “significantly” amended his claims in a dispute over the redevelopment of the Continental Hotel Sorrento, a court has heard.
A class action against Insurance Australia wants to add car insurance customers to the case, and says extra defence costs by IAL -- which has already spent a "disproportionate" $3 million -- shouldn't bar the new claims.
A former EY partner has lost his appeal in a fight with National Tiles over an alleged $1 million lost opportunity to acquire shares, despite the court finding the tiling retailer breached the cooperation terms of the agreement.
Maurice Blackburn wants a 35 per cent cut of any settlement in a class action against the operator of sports betting sites Ladbrokes and Neds -- 2 per cent higher than a group costs order in a similar case against Sportsbet -- telling the court there was likely to be a "smaller pie".
A judge has rejected a bid to amend a shareholder class action against Beach Energy, saying the way the applicant had articulated its case on loss by reference to an expert report was “apt to lead to confusion”.
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In a hearing on its challenge to $10.6 million in stamp duty tax, ISPT said Monday Victoria's State Revenue Office was not entitled to aggregate two acquisitions that increased its stake in the Fort Street Real Estate Capital Fund to 95 per cent.
The judge overseeing class actions against Hyundai and Kia has taken the parties to task over lack of progress in the cases, calling them out for “paying lip service” to the obligation to proceed expeditiously.
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Built has lost its lawsuit against the Victorian Correctional Infrastructure Partnership over a dispute resolution mechanism in a construction subcontract for upgrades to the Metropolitan Remand Centre.
Macquarie is fighting a bid to amend a class action over an alleged misleading prospectus for Nuix’s $1.8 billion IPO only months out from trial, calling the changes “unclear and unfair”.