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$6M Bank of Queensland class action settlement one claim under insurance policy, appeals court says
An appeals court has found insurers AIG Australia and Catlin Australia have to cover part of a $6 million settlement agreed to by Bank of Queensland last year in a class action brought by investors in a multimillion dollar Ponzi scheme by jailed fraudster Bradley Sherwin.
Radio Rentals class can peek at excess insurance, as court hears claim may exceed $100M
The applicants in the Radio Rentals class action have won access to the company’s excess layer insurance policies, amid concerns that group members’ losses from the allegedly misleading ‘Rent, Try, $1 Buy’ program could surpass $100 million.
Icon sues insurers for $11M in coverage for Opal Tower saga
Construction group Icon Co has dragged insurers Liberty Mutual Insurance and QBE Underwriting to court for allegedly refusing to provide coverage after the Opal Tower disaster in December last year, which led to thousands of residents being evacuated.
Radio Rentals class action looking for admissions in AIG insurance claim docs
The lead applicant in a class action against Radio Rentals wants access to correspondence relating to the appliance leasing company's insurance coverage with AIG Australia, saying the documents might contain admissions relevant to its case over the company's allegedly misleading 'Rent, Try, $1 Buy' program.
Norton Rose loses bid for summary dismissal of sex discrimination case
A former Norton Rose Fulbright manager who accused employees of the global law firm of bullying her and suggesting “wives were supposed to stay in the kitchen” has narrowly avoided having her Fair Work claim struck out for being “vague, ambiguous and unintelligible”.
Hundreds of privileged advice docs accidentally disclosed in Radio Rentals class action
Lawyers for Radio Rentals are trying to take back hundreds of potentially privileged documents in a consumer class action over the company's ‘Rent, Try, $1 Buy’ program, after they were accidentally disclosed as a result of an IT redaction error.
Ex-CEO accuses Radio Rentals of withholding documents crucial to class action defence
The former CEO of Radio Rentals, who has been dragged into a class action against the company, claims he can’t properly defend himself because his former employer has asserted privilege over legal advice the company received regarding its ‘Rent, Try, $1 Buy’, which he says is crucial to his case.
$6M class action settlement is one claim under insurance policy, Bank of Queensland says
The Bank of Queensland has criticised a judgment which found the bank's insurance policy left it on the hook for a $6 million settlement of a class action brought by investors in a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme by jailed fraudster Bradley Sherwin.
Judge won’t kill claim that court can wind up foreign company with no Aussie biz
A judge has refused to summarily dismiss a claim that the Federal Court has inherent power to order the winding up of a foreign company even if the company has no business in Australia and is not subject to the Corporations Act.
Building cop gets lumped with more costs for ‘Cup of Tea’ case against CFMMEU
The Australian Building and Construction Commission has been served another costs order after losing a case it brought against a pair of CFMMEU officials who visited a construction site at Melbourne Airport to have a cup of tea with a worker.