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Class action funders’ $92M windfall: the last of the big paydays?
Class Actions 2018-09-10 11:31 pm By Christine Caulfield

The $92 million payout to two funders that financed the recently settled S&P Global class actions shows the need for continued scrutiny of litigation funding agreements, experts say, but whether it is a sign of windfalls to come or is a ghost of commission’s past is another question.

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Court tosses Ex-Quintis head’s defamation claims over ASX statements
Defamation 2018-09-10 9:51 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A court has struck out defamation claims brought by embattled Quintis founder Frank Wilson against the company’s former directors over ASX statements he alleges suggested he knew about the company’s termination of a supply contract with Nestle’s dermatology unit, Galderma Laboratories.

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Touchpoint Media hit with $265k fine for underpaying journalists
Media 2018-09-10 11:10 am By Cat Fredenburgh

The Federal Court has ordered Queensland online news company Touchpoint Media to pay over $300,000 in wages owed to journalists and slapped the company with a $265,000 fine.

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