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7 years in and counting, Worley class action ‘needs finality’: judge
Class Actions 2023-06-20 2:47 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has declined to hear an interlocutory stoush about the scope of a shareholder class action against engineering company Worley before an upcoming trial, saying the case, which has been on foot since 2015 and was appealed to the High Court, needed “some finality”. 

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Nine seeks to rely on evidence of Euro Pacific Bank chief’s reputation to reduce defamation damages
Defamation 2023-06-19 10:29 pm By Sam Matthews

Nine is battling to adduce evidence concerning the reputation of Euro Pacific CEO Peter Schiff, as it scrambles to minimise the damages it will owe after abandoning its substantive defences in defamation proceedings by the bank boss.

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White Island volcano victims win court OK to pause Aussie suits
Carroll & O'Dea 2023-06-19 11:58 pm By Gareth Baker

A judge has granted victims of the New Zealand White Island volcano eruption the right to freeze their Australian claims so they can sue cruise operator Royal Carribean in the US state of Florida. 

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Bid for security in Shine’s no win, no fee cruise class action may not be ‘hopeless’
Class Actions 2023-06-15 11:47 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Shine Lawyers has been ordered to hand over its costs agreement with the lead applicant in a class action over norovirus outbreaks on Carnival’s Sun Princess cruise ship, amid a likely plan by the cruise operator to seek security for costs in the no win, no fee class action.

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Influencer wants Google, Microsoft help to find anonymous email sender
Defamation 2023-06-15 4:54 pm By Gareth Baker

A judge has ordered Google and Microsoft to provide a social media influencer with identity information for a host of Gmail and Outlook accounts, after a months-long campaign of alleged malicious messages directed at the influencer’s business partners.

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Insurers on hook for combustible cladding claims against builder LU Simon
Insurance 2023-06-06 3:14 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has found insurers must cover claims against builder LU Simon Builders over alleged combustible cladding in Melbourne’s Atlantis Towers after a judge found the owners were “obvious candidates” to bring legal action.

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Dell admits duping customers about price of add-on monitors, says sorry
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-06-06 3:14 pm By Gareth Baker

Dell Australia has apologised to consumers and admitted misleading those who purchased add-on computer monitors by inflating the pre-discount price, sometimes to more than the product’s normal retail value.

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Online traders win discovery in class action over risky CFDs
Class Actions 2023-05-24 5:16 pm By Sam Matthews

Online trading company CMC Markets has succeeded in accessing advice given to class action members who are seeking to recover 10 years’ worth of “significant” losses incurred while trading risky financial products on its mobile and web-based platforms.

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Nine drops truth defence in defamation case by Euro Pacific Bank chief
Defamation 2023-05-19 3:52 pm By Christine Caulfield

Nine has abandoned its truth defence in a case brought by Euro Pacific CEO Peter Schiff over a 60 Minutes report on an international tax evasion investigation, and the bank boss is entitled to judgment in his favour, a court has heard.

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Tinkler case against Mach Energy dismissed after security for costs goes unpaid
Employment 2023-05-09 4:09 pm By Christine Caulfield

A lawsuit by the companies of mining executive Nathan Tinkler against MACH Energy alleging misuse of confidential information has been tossed after the deadline for paying security for costs came and went.

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