As the spotlight on class action costs grows, litigation funders can expect increased judicial scrutiny of their attempts to pass on the cost of after-the-event insurance premiums to class action members.
Payments processing company EML has hit back at a shareholder class action over its alleged failure to disclose Ireland central bankās concerns about its anti-money laundering and counter terrorism financing compliance, claiming swathes of the case are liable to be struck out.
Real estate investment trust NorthWest can amend its pleadings in a lawsuit alleging one of the countryās largest unlisted healthcare property funds conspired to prevent it from acquiring a controlling stake, but has come up short in its bid to add to its claims against property giant Dexus.
A judge has declined Expert Groupās bid to bring court proceedings about the amount of an earn-out owed under its agreement to sell cloud services provider Experteq IT Services, finding the firm had agreed to resolve the matter by expert determination.
The founders of farming charity Aussie Helpers have won a defamation case against a Victorian woman who made allegedly defamatory comments on Facebook that claimed they committed criminal fraud by using donations for personal purchases.
CSIRO has won its bid to access samples of a wheat grain product with increased fibre, as it contemplates a possible patent infringement lawsuit against a South Australian food company.
A former director of defunct mining and exploration company Continental Coal has been sentenced to eight monthsā imprisonment for failing to act in good faith in performing his directors’ duties in relation to $1 million in bridging finance.Ā Ā
The value of assets held by companies linked to the late Banksia Securities class action funder is expected to top the $19 million owing on a court judgment against the fraudster and his c0-conspirators.
A sacked Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills partner seeking $13 million in compensation from his former firm and Lendlease has been criticised for claiming that whistleblower protections introduced in 2019 āwouldnāt make senseā if they did not apply retroactively.
The High Court has agreed to weigh in on whether proportionate liability defences can be applied in the context of commercial arbitration.