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Class action gets hands on Phoslock docs produced in AFP probe of China operations
Phoslock Environmental Technologies, which has produced hundreds of thousands of documents to federal police as part of an investigation of the company's China operations, must hand over the bundle to a class action.
‘Worst of all possible worlds’: Judge rejects Blue Sky shareholder’s bid for novel split trial
The shareholder leading a class action against failed fund manager Blue Sky Alternative Investments has lost a bid for a split trial it accepted was novel, despite arguing the usual course for trials in securities cases was "misconceived".
‘Disgraceful’: Court hits Open4Sale directors with $2.8M penalties
Open4Sale Global's directors have been penalised $2.6 million for breaching disclosure laws in raising money from investors, who were labelled "a bunch of idiots" by the company's boss.
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Failed construction company director owes liquidator $10M, court says
A court has ordered the de facto director of failed construction company Trinco to pay its liquidator $10 million, finding that the builder had been trading while insolvent since 2018.
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Builder in Keystone suit says expanding freezing orders may affect payment of Corrs’ fees
An ex-Keystone director has raised concerns that expanding a freezing order over his assets would impact his ability to pay his solicitors at law firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth.
Atanaskovic Hartnell appeals stay of costs win against media mogul
Atanaskovic Hartnell is appealing a decision barring the law firm from enforcing a costs judgment against a company of media mogul Bruce Gordon and quashing a garnishee order directed at Nine.
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Court blocks examinations over Ray White loans to failed developer
Ray White has secured a stay of examinations of its employees, as a creditor of FSM Development investigates claims the real estate agency's loan agreement with the collapsed Sydney developer was uncommercial.
Mastercard can’t shield in-house counsel’s communications in ACCC case
Mastercard has lost its claim for legal professional privilege over communications between its chief financial officer in Singapore and in-house counsel about merchant agreements the ACCC alleges were anti-competitive. 
Contingency fee of 33% justified in novel Sportsbet class action: judge
A judge has approved a 33 per cent group costs order in a class action against Sportsbet, saying the relatively high rate was justified by the risks of running the “relatively novel case", which seeks repayment of gambling losses stemming from allegedly unlawful services.
Judge predicts companies will try to block team-ups by class action firms
A Federal Court judge has predicted class action defendants will start arguing law firms cannot cooperate in running class actions, after a different judge hearing a case against Google recently remarked that such arrangements could be anti-competitive.