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Judge gives RE/MAX, Resimax a week to settle trade mark fight
Intellectual Property 2018-08-17 9:37 pm By Miklos Bolza

After signalling last month they were close to resolving their trade mark dispute, real estate companies RE/MAX and Resimax have been been given one last chance — and one more week — to settle.

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Ethicon fights expanded class in vaginal mesh action
Class Actions 2018-08-13 10:09 pm By Miklos Bolza

Ethicon told the Full Federal Court on Monday that the judge overseeing the marathon class action against it over allegedly defective vaginal mesh devices got it wrong when she reset the dates for inclusion in the class.

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S&P settlement approved despite ‘extraordinarily large’ funder fee
Class Actions 2018-08-09 9:34 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has given the green light to a settlement of seven class actions against ratings agency S&P Global over toxic financial products, saying despite an “extraordinarily large” litigation funding fee the deal was a “significant vindication” of group member claims.

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GetSwift class action should be reheard by new judge, Full Court told
Class Actions 2018-08-06 9:03 pm By Miklos Bolza

The judge overseeing the GetSwift class action proceedings was bent on picking a winner from the outset and should be removed from the case for rehearing, a barrister for one of the losing law firms told the Full Federal Court Monday.

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$39M in settlements reached in class actions against Sandhurst Trustees
Class Actions 2018-08-03 11:26 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Settlements totaling $39 million have been reached in two class actions against the former trustee of failed investment groups LKM Capital and GR Finance.

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5 things to watch in the GetSwift class action appeal
Analysis 2018-08-03 11:18 pm By Christine Caulfield

Three senior Federal Court judges will hear arguments Monday and Tuesday in a closely-watched appeal of a ruling that stayed two of three competing shareholder class actions against GetSwift as an abuse of process, and the impact of the Full Court’s ruling will be felt for a long time to come. Here are five major issues the court will be wrestling with over the next two days.

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Full Court blocks Plutus tax fraudsters’ bid to have insurer cover legal bill
Insurance 2018-08-03 5:35 pm By Miklos Bolza

The alleged masterminds behind the $130 million Plutus Payroll tax fraud have been barred by the Full Federal Court from using insurance to cover their $300,000 legal bill in two criminal proceedings.

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Squire Patton Boggs must pay rival’s fees for fighting GetSwift restraint
Class Actions 2018-07-31 10:19 pm By Christine Caulfield

Law firm Squire Patton Boggs is again on the losing end of a ruling by the judge presiding over a shareholder class action against GetSwift, a case now better known for infighting among lawyers than for the allegations levelled against the tech startup.

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Judge doubtful of ‘injustice’ facing Appco in class action
Employment 2018-07-27 9:24 pm By Miklos Bolza

Fundraising company Appco told a judge Friday that it faced an ‘injustice’ if a wage case were allowed to proceed as a class action on behalf of over 1,000 workers, but the judge was not impressed, saying the argument made ‘no sense’ to him.

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Ex-Kagara directors reach deal in shareholder class action
Class Actions 2018-07-27 8:45 pm By Miklos Bolza

Eight former directors of failed mining company Kagara have settled a shareholder class action alleging they misled investors and falsified the company’s accounting records, the Federal Court heard Friday.

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