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Funder drops ‘uneconomic’ GST class actions after High Court snubs special leave bid
A judge has signed off on the discontinuance of two class actions against Canberra property developers for allegedly misleading investors about GST on their apartments, after the High Court declined to review a ruling that made the cases "uneconomic" for the funder to pursue.
Whitehaven faces climate challenge to coal mine extension
An environmental group is challenging the approval of an extension for Whitehaven's Narrabi coal mine, arguing the NSW Independent Planning Commission failed to consider the project's impact on climate change.
Volt Bank faces class action investigation into fund raising
Failed neobank Volt is facing an investor class action investigation over representations made in a series of funding rounds that raised $219 million before announcing last week that it would shut its doors.
Law firms must come clean when drafting expert reports
A judge's recent ruling throwing out an expert report in a trade secrets case because the law firm briefing the expert had failed to disclose its involvement in preparing the evidence is a stark reminder to solicitors their paramount duty is to the court, not to their client.
Seven wins access to CCTV footage in defamation case by Jarryd Hayne supporter
A man who says he was falsely accused by a Seven journalist of spitting at an alleged rape victim of rugby league footballer Jarryd Hayne must hand over key CCTV footage he claims vindicates him in his defamation suit against Seven.
Litigation funder shareholders battle over ownership
Litigation funder Embedded Claims has filed court proceedings against one of its shareholders after its former bankrupt director “ineffectively” transferred off half of his shares.
St Basil’s charged over deadly COVID-19 outbreak
Melbourne-based aged care facility St Basil's has been hit with nine charges by the state's workplace safety watchdog over a COVID-19 outbreak that resulted in 45 resident deaths.
Photo of signed contract suffices, judge finds in $7M win for Japan’s Mitsui
A judge has found that a partly obscured photo showing a signature was enough to render a contract enforceable, in a multi-million dollar contract fight between Mitsui & Co and a Victorian steel mill operator.
After ‘very unfortunate’ loss, Carwoola bushfire class action dodges indemnity costs
The lead applicant in an unsuccessful class action over the Carwoola bushfire has avoided indemnity costs sought by insurer CGU and has won a 40 per cent reduction in the amount of legal costs it will have to cover for the defendant.
Liquidator reprimanded by ASIC for breaching rules on independence
The corporate regulator has reprimanded a liquidator for “serious” breaches of independence rules, and has directed the insolvency practitioner to refuse appointments until next year.