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Quintis founder’s estate sequestered, in win for company with $15M claim
Restructuring & Insolvency 2023-06-22 11:26 pm By Christine Caulfield

A court has ordered the estate of Frank Wilson, founder of failed sandalwood producer Quintis, to be sequestered in a claim brought by Quintis subsidiary Arwon to recover an unpaid $15 million debt. 

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Human rights lawyers can intervene in ATO whistleblower case
Employment 2023-06-22 4:27 pm By Gareth Baker

The Human Rights Law Centre has been given the go ahead to intervene as amicus curiae in the case of ATO whistleblower Richard Boyle, after a March ruling that the former debt collection officer could not rely on statutory whistleblower protections

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7-Eleven class action funder disputes ‘strong reasons’ for denying CFO
Appeals 2023-06-21 4:07 pm By Christine Caulfield

A litigation funder whose cut of a $98 million settlement in franchise class actions against 7-Eleven was slashed in half is challenging a judge’s finding that “strong reasons” exist to refuse it a common fund order.

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$29M settlement in Westpac class action gets green light
Class Actions 2023-06-21 12:29 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has approved a $29 million settlement in a class action against Westpac over ‘junk’ consumer credit insurance, a deal that earns the bank’s customers at least $19.6 million. 

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Last chance for class action against NAB to ‘get house in order’, judge warns
Class Actions 2023-06-21 11:17 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has admonished a class action applicant over continuing delays in a four-year-old class action against NAB which he said “should not be allowed to languish any longer”.

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Chobani loses test case over GST on Flip yoghurt range
Tax 2023-06-20 3:46 pm By Gareth Baker

Chobani has lost a dispute over the tax office’s recent decision to apply GST to the US yoghurt maker’s Flip range.

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Claws out: Monster Energy appeals loss in trade mark dispute with MuscleTech
Appeals 2023-06-20 5:08 pm By Gareth Baker

Monster Energy has lodged a Federal Court appeal after failing to block supplements retailer MuscleTech from registering a new logo that it alleges is similar to its own M claw mark. 

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$22M PFAS class action settlement wins court OK
Class Actions 2023-06-19 4:05 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has approved a $22 million settlement in a class action on behalf of a First Nations community that alleges their land was contaminated by toxic firefighting foam at a military base in Jervis Bay, citing the “very real” risks the case would face at trial. 

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Court approves $6.3M class action settlement against Linchpin directors
Settlement 2023-06-19 1:54 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has approved a settlement with former directors of collapsed advisory firm Linchpin Capital under which insurer RiverStone will pay $6.3 million, which will be used to fund the investor class action’s claims against AIG.

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Useless to continue $400M underpayments class action against Tandem, judge says
Class Actions 2023-06-19 11:18 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has approved the discontinuance of an underpayments class action against Tandem, saying it would be “inutile” to press forward with the case after the telco contractor entered administration.

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