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Modco liquidators escape dismissal bid but must pay costs after 10-month delay
Liquidators for defunct residential builder Modco have defeated a summary dismissal bid in a case over unfair preference payments but have been ordered to pay indemnity costs after 10 months passed without them taking a step in the proceeding.
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Director can’t escape Symich Building liquidator’s examination despite fear of stroke
A director can't escape an oral examination by the liquidator of collapsed construction company Symich Building on medical grounds, with a judge saying the doctor who certified her as unfit seemed to misunderstand that examinations are “adversarial in nature”.
Scenic Tours denies overseas cruise passengers have claims against it
Scenic Tours Australia has denied it provided services to international passengers, in a class action over a 2018 European cruise where river levels dropped so low they became impassable. 
Sydney Uni academics want Bondi massacre cut from case
Two University of Sydney academics accused of making anti-Semitic remarks following the 7 October 2023 attacks by Hamas have questioned proposed amendments to a discrimination case, including references to the Bondi massacre in December.
Case against Reject Shop was class action from get-go, Full Court told
The applicant in a class action against The Reject Shop told an appeals court Tuesday the case was always a representative proceeding despite a pleading mistake that left it empty of group members.
Live exports class action says court failed to grasp impact of ban
A class action over the government’s live exports ban is appealing a finding that no additional cattle would have been exported to Indonesia absent the prohibition, saying the judge failed to fully appreciate the “unheralded” ban.
Judge urges barristers to drop ‘confrontational’ cross-examinations
A judge has warned barristers against taking an aggressive, confrontational approach to cross-examination, saying there is “very little to be gained” from such questioning.
‘Life is short’: Judge urges Guy Sebastian, manager to resolve row
A judge has encouraged singer Guy Sebastian to resolve his long-running case against his former manager Titus Day, saying the parties should “move on in life”.
Victoria to pay $125M in hotel quarantine class action
Victoria will pay $125 million in a settement finalised on Monday in a class action over the state's COVID-19 hotel quarantine program.
Court orders Macquarie to pay $35M in ASIC’s short-sale reporting case
A court has ordered Macquarie Securities to pay an agreed $35 million penalty after finding that “serious deficiencies" in its reporting systems resulted in repeated failures to accurately report short sales.