A litigation funder challenging a decision underpinning recently enacted rules that require class actions to be registered as managed investment schemes told an appeals court Wednesday the decision was plainly wrong and the regime unworkable.
The applicants in a class action against The Cosmetic Institute and twelve doctors over allegedly “incompetent” breast augmentation surgery have won court approval to expand their case to allege misleading and deceptive conduct and breaches of the consumer guarantees in the Australian Consumer Law.
A long-running class action over the Opal Tower disaster has settled,Ā along with two related cases over the defective building, as a five-week trial was set to begin.
Viagogo has lost a bid to overturn a $7 million penalty handed down after a judge found the ticket reseller misled customers on an “industrial scale”.
Ben Roberts-Smith, who is suing Fairfax for defamation, has lost an appeal of a judgeās decision refusing cross-examination of his ex-wife over allegations she accessed his private emails.
Bill Papasā girlfriend Louise Agostino has hit back at Westpacās lawsuit accusing her of involvement in the Forum Group directorās alleged $294 million fraud, denying all allegations and arguing that the bulk of the bankās claims against her should be struck out.
CEO and founder of Euro Pacific Bank Peter Schiff says Nine is refusing to meet his case āhead onā in its defence to defamation claims over a 60 Minutes episode accusing the bank boss of endorsing tax evasion and helping figures in organised crime.
Former One Nation senator Brian Burston has resolved court proceedings brought by a former staffer Wendy Leach accusing him of sexual harassment and discrimination.
A judge has signed off on a $125 million settlement to resolve a shareholder class action against Crown Resorts over disclosures relating to its Chinese gambling operations, but has shaved $1 million from the funder’s proposed commission.
US institutional shareholders who joined a class action against Crown Resorts that settled on the eve of trial for $125 million are urging the Federal Court to slash the funder’s commission by $4.65 million.