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A judge has approved amendments to a shareholder class action against iSignthis and auditor Grant Thornton, over the opposition of the fintech firm, which argued the changes would amount to an abuse of process.
A judge has rejected a bid to amend a shareholder class action against Beach Energy, saying the way the applicant had articulated its case on loss by reference to an expert report was “apt to lead to confusion”.
A judge has granted most of the documents sought by a shareholder class action against Origin Energy but declined to make a ‘safety net’ discovery order, agreeing with the energy company that it was unnecessary.
A judge has granted the first-ever application to vary a contingency fee in a class action that has yet to reach settlement or judgment, but has warned his decision doesn't set a precedent for “routine variation” of group costs orders.
The law firm running a class action against Origin Energy has argued the case is “financially unviable” if it is stuck with a 30 per cent contingency fee ordered by the court, in the first-ever application to vary a group costs order.
A judge will appoint a contradictor to weigh in on a class action's novel bid to vary the rate of a group costs order, just two months after the court approved a lower rate than was sought by the firm that's running the case.
A judge has cut a 35 per cent contingency fee sought by a law firm running a shareholder class action against Origin Energy, even after a different judge approved the rate in a separate case by the firm.
National Australia Bank and its home loan lender subsidiary have been ordered to pay a $15.5 million penalty after admitting to mishandling hundreds of customer hardship applications.
The law firm behind a class action against Origin Energy wants a 35 per cent contingency fee, arguing that a string of defeats in shareholders cases has “accentuated the uncertainty and complexities” of proving loss.
Maurice Blackburn's costs in running a 'junk' insurance class action which settled for $34 million will not be fully covered under a 25 per cent group costs order, a court has heard.