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Grocon wins right to appeal $13.9M judgment in Dexus lease dispute
Grocon has won the right to appeal a $13.9 million interlocutory judgment in an ongoing lease dispute with property management firm Dexus, amid concerns that the construction company would be deemed insolvent if it was forced to pay the interim demand notice.
‘This is why I hate categories of discovery’: Judge won’t let ASIC have another year of GetSwift docs
The judge overseeing proceedings brought against logistics company GetSwift has refused the corporate regulator’s request for another year’s worth of documents, saying it could effectively require the company to start the discovery process over again.
Two firms, one funder out after judge consolidates RCR Tomlinson class actions
Law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan will push forward with an investor class action against failed engineering company RCR Tomlinson on its own, with two firms driving competing actions agreeing to step down after a judge forcibly consolidated all three proceedings.
Cladding maker 3A Composites points finger at third parties in class action defence
German cladding manufacturer 3A Composites has denied that its cladding is unsafe and caused class members loss and damage, instead pointing the finger at unknown third parties and arguing the Federal Court does not have jurisdiction to hear the matter.
Judge warns RCR Tomlinson class actions to ‘get their act together’, says litigation funding ‘not rocket science’
The plaintiffs in three competing RCR Tomlinson shareholder class actions have been told to “get their act together” by the judge who forcibly consolidated their proceedings, after the parties revealed they were as yet unable to agree on joint funding terms.
$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.
RCR Tomlinson class actions to be consolidated whether parties ‘agree or not’
The judge overseeing three competing shareholder class actions brought against RCR Tomlinson has refused to entertain a beauty contest, instead deciding to consolidate the proceedings whether the parties “agree or not”.
Grocon appeals $13.9M ruling in Brisbane CBD lease dispute
The Federal Court has given the Victorian arm of Grocon Constructors more time to comply with a $13.9 million judgment in an ongoing lease dispute over a Brisbane office tower, after the construction company promised to file its appeal of the ruling "with diligence and expedition".
Judge promises no ‘mystery tour’ in Takata air bags class actions
The judge overseeing seven class actions against car makers over defective Takata airbags has shot down the applicants' opposition to a soft class closure order in advance of mediation, saying the cases would not be a "mystery tour" from here on out.
$43.2M lease demand slashed after judge finds Dexus unreasonable
A judge overseeing a lease dispute in relation to a Brisbane CBD office tower has slashed a $43.2 million statutory demand against construction company Grocon by more than two thirds, finding property management firm Dexus was unreasonable to demand payment just two business days after issuing its invoices.