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Viagogo loses appeal of $7M penalty for duping consumers
Viagogo has lost a bid to overturn a $7 million penalty handed down after a judge found the ticket reseller misled customers on an "industrial scale".
No hard time limit on criminal charges against ME Bank, prosecutors say
Challenging a ruling that tossed half the charges brought against direct bank Members Equity, prosecutors have told an appeals court the ASIC Act does not impose a strict deadline for bringing a criminal case of misleading or deceptive conduct.
Ford pushing for 10-day hearing in ‘all-in appeal’ of complex class action decision
Ford is seeking an extended hearing of its appeal from a class action judgment in favour of 185,000 vehicle owners over their allegedly defective cars, saying a “significant excavation” of the ruling is now in order. 
Virgin Australia won’t take financial hit from shareholder class action
A shareholder class action against Virgin Australia over representations made in a prospectus for a $324 million capital raising won't put a dent in the airline's financials, the company said Friday.
Virgin Australia hit with class action over 2019 prospectus
Virgin Australia has been hit with a shareholder class action over representations made in a 2019 prospectus for a capital raising to fund its $700 million acquisition of the Velocity loyalty program, just six months before the airline sank into administration.
Corrs Chambers faces suit by client left to foot security after funder bowed out
A solicitor and former client is suing Corrs Chambers Westgarth for “very significant damages”, alleging breaches of multiple duties by the law firm in the course of protracted litigation.
Gina Rinehart’s daughter wins appeal over $4B family trust documents
The NSW Court of Appeal has granted Bianca Rinehart’s bid for her billionaire mother Gina to hand over trust documents that could be used in a dispute over ownership of the $4 billion family trust. 
GST class action likely to be dropped after funder bows out
The future of a class action against a Canberra property developer accused of misleading investors about GST on their apartments is in doubt after the litigation funder withdrew support for the “uneconomic” case.
‘Just a fishing expedition’: Quintis class action can’t see EY meeting docs
Shareholders bringing a class action against Quintis have lost their bid for Ernst & Young to hand over documents from two meetings with a director of the sandalwood supplier, after a judge found they did not get “within a bull’s roar” of showing the accounting firm's discovery was inadequate.
Uber sought legal advice on how to get away with alleged class action offences, judge says
A judge has denied Uber’s attempts to withhold documents in two lawsuits on the basis of legal professional privilege, finding many of the client-lawyer communications were made in furtherance of various offences by the rideshare giant at the centre of a class action lawsuit.