Personal lender ClearLoans has lost its bid to strike out claims in ASICâs first case related to the COVID-19 pandemic after a judge found the regulatorâs action, which accuses the lender of breaching the hardship provisions of the credit laws, was âsufficiently clearâ.
A Western Australia Supreme Court judge has dodged a lawsuit by a kosher compliance inspector who alleged he was defamed by an email that claimed the inspector did not have “shem tov”, or a good name, in Perth’s Jewish community.
The judge overseeing ASICâs first COVID-19-related case has criticised personal lender ClearLoansâ delay in responding to the case, saying a change in the company’s legal representation was not an excuse for defaulting on court orders.
A $38.4 million settlement in a shareholder class action against aged care provider Estia Health has been given the greenlight by a Federal Court judge, who also approved the funders’ recovery of after-the-event insurance, a decision that puts him at odds with some of his colleagues on the bench.
A judge weighing a $38.4 million settlement in a shareholder class action against aged care provider Estia Health has been told that two NSW Court of Appeal judgments barring class closure were âplainly wrongâ, but in deciding whether to lock group members out of the settlement the judge says he wonât need to grapple with the landmark rulings.