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Westpac class action on shaky ground after High Court ruling
Class Actions 2019-12-19 6:30 pm By Miklos Bolza

The funder behind a class action against Westpac over allegedly excessive insurance premiums that was at the centre of a successful High Court challenge to […]

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Suncorp unit can force reversal of Coverforce acquisition, court says
Corporate 2019-12-10 9:52 pm By Christine Caulfield

The head of Australia’s largest unlisted insurance broker, Coverforce, may face a future damages claim for misleading or deceptive conduct if a recent acquisition of […]

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Common fund rulings a boon for class action litigation funders, experts say
Analysis 2019-03-01 9:37 pm By Christine Caulfield

Two rulings Friday keeping alive the common fund order are a ringing endorsement by the courts of the important role that litigation funders play in […]

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Judges have the power to issue common fund orders, appeals courts rule
Class Actions 2019-03-01 8:59 pm By Miklos Bolza

Common fund orders in class actions are legal and not unconstitutional, six judges found Friday after a history-making joint sitting of two appeals courts. With […]

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Common fund orders fulfil class action promise, lawyers tell historic appeals court
Appeals 2019-02-05 10:50 pm By Miklos Bolza

Common fund orders are the completion of the notion of class actions envisaged when the regime was introduced 27 years ago, a joint-sitting of two […]

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Funder wants major role in common fund challenge
Class Actions 2018-11-12 8:58 pm By Miklos Bolza

Litigation funder Regency Funding has sought leave to intervene as a major player in one of two challenges to the courts’ powers to issue common […]

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Westpac life insurance class action stayed pending landmark appeal
Financial Services 2018-10-29 9:54 pm By Miklos Bolza

A class action against Westpac over allegedly excessive insurance premiums has been put on ice after funder JustKapital filed an application to stay the case […]

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Funder spars with judge as Westpac’s common fund challenge looms
Class Actions 2018-10-19 10:56 pm By Miklos Bolza

The litigation funder at the centre of a challenge by Westpac to the Federal Court’s power to make common fund orders faced a fiery judge […]

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Funders slash rates in LKM Capital, GR Finance class action settlements
Class Actions 2018-07-26 9:48 pm By Miklos Bolza

The funders of two class actions against a trustee of failed investment groups LKM Capital and GR Finance have agreed to cut their commission by […]

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Funder attacks Westpac’s ‘dangerous’ intentions in class action
Class Actions 2018-06-27 11:10 pm By Miklos Bolza

Litigation funder JustKapital went on the attack in court on Wednesday, saying Westpac’s objections to the terms of a proposed funding order in a class […]

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