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A judge has questioned counsel for a class action over public housing in the Northern Territory, grilling the barrister as to why the legal team had no contingency plan following the death of the lead applicant.
Nuix has lost its appeal of a ruling that found it must pay $20 million in legal costs before its insurers must cover its bills for defending multiple class actions and an ASIC case over its $1.8 billion float.
A class action on behalf of public housing residents in the Northern Territory has lost its appeal of a judge's decision to split an upcoming trial.
A class action by public housing tenants in the Northern Territory claims a judge's decision to split the trial was based on a misunderstanding of fact and will lead to a "multiplicity of appeals".
The firm behind a class action over remote housing in the Northern Territory has appealed a decision rejecting its bid to undo orders on the scope of the initial trial, after the judge disregarded submissions by a class action solicitor that "affronted" her.
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German car hire company SIXT has attacked the Darwin International airport owner's construction of their lease contract in a $1.9 million spat over the appropriate formula for rent calculations, saying it was trying to have the "best of both worlds".
A judge has disregarded submissions by a class action solicitor appearing to critique the court's exercise of its procedural powers, “affronted” that the lawyer seemed to suggest she needed to be “educated”.
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A judge has disregarded submissions made by a class action solicitor appearing to critique the court's exercise of its procedural powers, “affronted” that the submissions seemed to suggest that she needed to be “educated”.
A judge hearing a class action alleging the Northern Territory public housing authority failed to maintain habitable public housing in remote Aboriginal communities has declined to vacate an October hearing and has limited the scope of the initial trial.
Australian e-gift card company Prezzee has succeeded in blocking New Zealand-based Epay from selling its Giftzzy voucher cards featuring the words 'powered by Prezzy' in Australian stores, for now.