Funder spars with judge as Westpac’s common fund challenge looms

Class Actions 2018-10-19 10:56 pm By Miklos Bolza | Sydney

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 in a tense exchange Friday, after it revealed it was weighing a bid to pause a class action against the bank until after the appeal.