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Court asked to sign off on 34% cut for group members in Wellard class action
A shareholder class action against livestock exporter Wellard is seeking approval for a $23 million settlement which will see only $7.86 million go to group members, telling the court that the funder and law firm that ran the case have agreed to take a haircut on the deductions they're entitled to.
In loss for ASIC, court finds AFSL not needed for Finder’s crypto product
In a loss for the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, a judge has found that comparison website Finder did not need a financial services licence to sell its cryptocurrency product Finder Earn because it was not a financial product.
AFL wants court to pause player’s suit in light of head knock class action
The Australian Football League has asked a court to stay an individual lawsuit brought by a “totally incapacitated” former Western Bulldogs player until a related class action on behalf of players who allegedly suffered brain injuries is decided.
With no intention to pay $200M debt, Spain ‘deserves no sympathy’, court says
The Kingdom of Spain has been ordered to pay over $50,000 in security on an interlocutory application, with a judge finding the country “deserves no sympathy” following its failure to satisfy a judgment debt of some $200 million.
Inventor’s patent case against Monster Energy gets one last chance
A judge has issued a self-executing order for the dismissal of a patent infringement lawsuit against Monster Energy if the inventor who brought the case fails to pay $350,000 in security for the beverage giant's costs within two weeks.
In class action defence, Blue Sky says EY has case to answer
Defunct investment firm Blue Sky has denied a class action’s claims that it misled shareholders ahead of its 2019 collapse and has pointed the finger at auditor EY.
Co-owner of Sydney eatery Machiavelli can’t peek at company’s books
The minority shareholder in Sydney restaurant Machiavelli Ristorante Italiano has lost his bid to review the company books in anticipation of bringing a second winding up application, after the relationship between the restaurant's co-owners broke down.
Rocky Horror theatre company can’t duck Christie Whelan Browne’s victimisation claims
The theatre company behind a 2014 production of the Rocky Horror picture show has lost its bid to throw out actor Christie Whelan's claims that she was victimised after allegedly suffering sexual harassment by fellow actor Craig McLachlan. 
High Court won’t touch ruling on backdated wage increases
A special leave application by the Catholic diocese fighting to overturn a Full Federal Court judgment that two school teachers were entitled to backdated pay rises has failed.
Class action asks court to stop demolition of Melbourne public housing towers
A class action over the Victorian government’s decision to redevelop the state's public housing towers has asked the court for an injunction blocking demolition of three towers in inner city Melbourne, as the state foreshadows a bid to summarily dismiss the case.