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Class action slams Carnival’s ‘bizarre’ bid for law firm’s strategy docs
Class Actions 2023-06-29 11:00 pm By Gareth Baker

A Shine Lawyers class action over norovirus outbreaks on Carnivalā€™s Sun Princess cruise ship has called an attempt to see documents outlining its strategy for the case ā€œabusiveā€ and ā€œbizarreā€, as the cruise operator continues its fight to have the suit struck out.Ā 

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Greensill UK wins halt to cross-claims in cases over $1.7B collapse
Restructuring & Insolvency 2023-06-29 4:26 pm By Sam Matthews

Greensill Capital’s UK division has won a stay of several lawsuits over the supply chain financing firm’s $1.7 billion collapse, but an insurer has already flagged a bid to press on with its claims against the company.

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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 actionā€™s claims against AIG.

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Judge signals approval of class action settlement with Linchpin directors
Class Actions 2023-06-16 11:55 pm By Sam Matthews

A settlement with directors in an investor class action brought over the collapse of advisory firm Linchpin Capital is in the interests of group members, a judge has said.

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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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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 ā€œobvious candidatesā€ to bring legal action.

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DRA Global can’t suppress ā€˜scandalousā€™ details from ex-CEO’s $9M lawsuit
Employment 2023-05-22 5:53 pm By Cindy Cameronne

DRA Global has failed to keep under wraps passages from its former CEO’s lawsuit which the engineering firm argued would cause ā€œserious reputational and commercial harmā€ if published.

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MLC ordered to pay $10M penalty for ‘serious failure’
Insurance 2023-05-18 1:35 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has ordered MLC to pay $10 million for its ā€œserious failureā€ to pay life insurance benefits to customers undergoing rehabilitation, in an ASIC case that also alleged the insurer failed to promptly update medical terms in policies.

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Linchpin class action concerned about ‘authenticity’ of evidence for trial
Restructuring & Insolvency 2023-05-17 1:33 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The applicant in an investor class action over the collapse of advisory firm Linchpin Capital and Endeavour Securities has raised concerns about the authenticity of Linchpin’s business records, which it wants to put into evidence at trial in two months.

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Judge asks if he must ‘second guess’ legal advice in Linchpin class action
Class Actions 2023-05-12 3:54 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge overseeing an investor class action over the collapse of advisory firm Linchpin Capital has questioned whether he has to ā€œeffectively second guessā€ a law firm’s advice given to group members about a partial settlement.Ā 

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