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Silk sues Suncorp over eight-year insurance claim saga
A senior barrister has sued insurer Suncorp for its alleged inadequate handling of a claim first made in 2014 relating to storm damage at his three-storey home which made him feel he was “living out a real-life version of Bill Murray’s experience in the movie Groundhog Day.”
Settlement in Gunns class action against KPMG, directors wins court OK
A judge has approved a confidential settlement in a class action against KPMG and nine former Gunns Plantations directors over the failure of six managed investment schemes for eucalyptus wood in Tasmania.
Acciona says no unfettered access to $511M waste-to-energy plant
Acciona has hit back at a suit brought by the entity in charge of a $511 million waste-to-energy plant south of Perth alleging it was unlawfully shut out of the project site, with the Spanish infrastructure giant saying the entity had no “unlimited right of access.”
Opal Tower class members could do ‘simple arithmetic’, funder says in appeal of cuts to commission
The funder in the Opal Tower class action has appealed a judge's decision to slash its commission for not disclosing proposed deductions from the settlement sum as percentages, telling the Full Court that group members could do "simple arithmetic".
Landmark concussion class action filed by former AFL players
A ground-breaking class action has been filed in Victoria against the AFL seeking compensation for former players who sustained concussion-related injuries during games.
Ken Talbot’s widow wanted to ‘destroy’ law firm, court says
The wife of the late mining executive Ken Talbot wanted to "destroy" the law firm that advised her husband about his will, a court has found in awarding costs against the widow.
Shareholder class action targets Fletcher Building for ‘misleading’ FY17 forecasts
Shareholders have brought a class action in Australia against New Zealand-based Fletcher Building, alleging the company failed to disclose material information relating to its construction division.
Kanye West hit with burger shop’s costs after lawsuit thrown out
Kanye West, now known as Ye, has been ordered to foot the legal bill of a small Melbourne restaurant he sued, after the lawsuit was thrown out due to the artist's failure to meet a deadline for filing evidence.
MACH Energy hits back at Tinkler’s fraud case, mounts strike-out bid
MACH Energy has hit back at a lawsuit by mining executive Nathan Tinkler's companies that alleges a former general manager misused confidential information to help MACH buy the lucrative Mount Pleasant coal mine.
Class action firm’s potential profit from Arrium case not relevant to security sum: judge
A judge overseeing a security dispute in a shareholder class action against KPMG and former directors of Arrium has found that potential profits to the plaintiff law firm running the case under a group costs order is not relevant to determining the quantum of security for costs.