GM class action judge fond of cars, not fond of pleading fights

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GM has foreshadowed a strike-out application in a class action over alleged faulty transmissions in Holden vehicles, but a judge has warned he won’t “take kindly” to pleading spats.

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Judge won’t bar case pursuing Banksia class action mastermind’s lawyers

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A bid by Banksia Securities’ special purpose receiver to thwart planned proceedings by a group of debenture holders against lawyers for the class action funder has failed.

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CFMEU, Setka taken to court for alleged threats to AFL umpire

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The Fair Work Ombudsman has sued the CFMEU and its former Victorian secretary John Setka for allegedly trying to coerce the AFL into sacking its head of umpires for bringing over 50 court cases against the union.

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WiseTech shareholder class action loses bid for early discovery

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A judge has declined an early bid for broad discovery in a shareholder class action against tech firm WiseTech, after hearing it would require the production of “truckloads” of irrelevant material.

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Class action fends off Clydesdale Estate liquidator’s bid to ‘destroy’ claim

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A class action on behalf of people who purchased off-the-plan homes in the Clydesdale Estate in north-west Sydney has won a dispute with the liquidator for the collapsed developer.

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Salter Brothers defeats clients’ suits over ‘misleading’ visa investment fund

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A judge has dismissed lawsuits brought by three former Salter Brothers clients alleging they were misled about an investment fund marketed as part of a visa program to migrate to Australia.

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Judge slams lawyers for ‘inexcusable’ delays in case against Sydney Metro

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A judge has warned the lawyers for the owners of the City Mutual Building in Sydney’s CBD about failing to comply with court directions, saying their “inexcusable” delay in providing evidence could not be forgiven just because it was a compulsory acquisition matter.

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