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Barrister raises concerns about Nine’s ‘disarmingly frank’ submission in Schiff defamation case
A barrister for CEO and founder of Euro Pacific Bank Peter Schiff has raised concerns that Nine has filed an unlawful defence in a defamation case over a 60 Minutes episode accusing the bank boss of tax evasion and helping figures in organised crime.
QSuper says any class action recoveries can’t go to law firm, funder
QSuper has hit back at a class action over its alleged failure to notify members of changes to its premiums, saying group members failed to heed a “large font” notice of the changes and that any recoveries cannot be paid out to the law firm and funder running the litigation.
$27M pelvic mesh class action settlement offer pulled amid ‘financial difficulties’
Settlement talks in a class action on behalf of women injured by allegedly defective pelvic mesh products have failed after Astora Health took a long-standing $27 million settlement offer off the table. 
Class action investigation targets Mercedes-Benz over recall
Mercedes-Benz is facing a potential class action over a recall affecting over 17,000 vehicles installed with faulty brake boosters.
Uber appeals ruling it sought legal advice on how not to get ‘caught’
Uber has appealed a ruling that found many of its email exchanges with its lawyers were made in furtherance of offences at the centre of a class action and were not protected by legal professional privilege.
Unpaid Mills Oakley bill shows funder’s foe unable to pay, court told
The litigation funder facing a lawsuit by the applicant in a class action it financed is demanding security for legal costs because it says the applicant -- which is being chased by a law firm for more than $300,000 in fees -- may not be good for the money.
Kupang Resources can’t get tax docs in fight to recoup funds from director Phillip Grimaldi
An appeals court has set aside a notice issued to the tax office to produce documents to Kupang Resources as the mining company seeks to claw back millions of dollars allegedly siphoned off by former shadow director Phillip Grimaldi.
Funder sells interest in combustible cladding class actions for $20M
The litigation funder backing two combustible cladding class actions has sold a third of its investment in the cases to a player in the nascent secondary market for class action financing.
Ex-Dick Smith CEO should be liable for approving $28.5M in dividends, appeals court told
The former CEO of failed electronics retailer Dick Smith should be held responsible for approving two dividend payments worth $28.5 million which the company could not afford to pay given it owed millions in unpaid bank loans and supplier debts, an appeals court has heard. 
Ex-Sydney Symphony CEO damaged own reputation with ‘hit job’ media release, court told
The Sydney Symphony argues its former CEO can't claim she was dismissed for investigating claims of sexual harassment by the orchestra's musicians after previously telling the media she was the victim of a politically motivated "hit job" for seeking funding from the NSW government.