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A judge has refused to disqualify himself from case managing Mayne Pharma's latest dispute with US drug maker Cosette over the collapse of their $672 million merger agreement, calling the bid “plainly premature”. 

Victoria will pay $125 million in a settement finalised on Monday in a class action over the state's COVID-19 hotel quarantine program.

The judge overseeing class actions against Hyundai and Kia has taken the parties to task over lack of progress in the cases, calling them out for “paying lip service” to the obligation to proceed expeditiously. 

A barrister for a group of banks defending a lawsuit launched by satellite company NewSat has questioned the credentials of the defunct firm's solicitor, who has challenged the lenders' $8.9 million security for costs bid.

A class action over Victoria's COVID-19 hotel quarantine debacle worth as much as $2.6 billion has reportedly settled, with the cost to taxpayers said to be about $50 million.

A judge has ordered the firm behind a class action over Victoria's COVID-19 hotel quarantine program to pay another $3.6 million in security for costs, a far cry from the $24 million sought by the state to cover its outlay.

Ahead of a first case management hearing this month, superannuation fund trustee Equity Trustees has hit back at ASIC’s action over member's investment in the now defunct Shield fund, saying the regulator failed to warn it.

The state of Victoria wants $24 million in security for costs from the applicant in a class action over its COVID-19 hotel quarantine fiasco, citing concerns about recovering costs from the US-based Quinn Emanuel entity that's funding the case.

Insurer Marsh has successfully appealed a finding that it breached its obligation not to use documents discovered in litigation over the $7 billion collapse of supply chain finance firm Greensill in separate proceedings.

Collapsed supply chain finance company Greensill Bank can't access a copy of a Tokio Marine unit's database, with a judge finding the copy was created for the primary purpose of HWL Ebsworth providing legal advice.