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High Court to resolve uncertainty over common fund orders
Class Actions 2024-11-08 9:31 am By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has agreed to rule on whether common fund orders can ever be made in class actions, including so-called solicitors’ common fund orders allowing lawyers to earn a cut of any settlement.

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ASIC launches formal MinRes probe over Ellison tax dodge claims
Investigation 2024-11-07 11:53 pm By Christine Caulfield

The corporate cop has launched a formal investigation after the airing of tax evasion allegations against Mineral Resources’ billionaire founder, Chris Ellison.

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Carnival settles class action over ‘cruise from hell’
Class Actions 2024-11-04 11:24 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Carnival has settled a class action on behalf of passengers on a seven-day South Pacific voyage that became the “cruise from hell” when their vessel sailed into a Category 5 cyclone.

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Freehills the firm of choice for MinRes, WiseTech as bosses face scrutiny
Article 2024-10-29 11:50 pm By Christine Caulfield

As Mineral Resources and WiseTech face shareholder glare over accusations levelled at their billionaire bosses, it is Herbert Smith Freehills that their embattled boards have turned to.

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Insurers in High Court fight over Opal Tower class action costs
Insurance 2024-10-22 4:47 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has been asked to take up an appeal by insurers over coverage for the class action defence costs of Opal Tower’s consultant engineer.

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Boss of crypto exchange Mine Digital charged with $2.2M fraud
Cryptocurrency 2024-10-22 4:01 pm By Christine Caulfield

The CEO of defunct cryptocurrency exchange Mine Digital has faced court charged with fraud linked to a $2.2 million transaction.

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New battle in Lexapro patent war between Lundbeck, Sandoz
Appeals 2024-10-18 11:17 pm By Christine Caulfield

Novartis unit Sandoz is appealing a tribunal decision in favour of pharmaceutical company Lundbeck over a licence to sell a generic version of leading antidepressant Lexapro.

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KPMG, Phoslock hit with shareholder class action
Class Actions 2024-10-14 11:06 pm By Christine Caulfield

Water treatment company Phoslock and auditor KPMG face a shareholder class action, but not by the law firm that secured documents for a potential case.

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Class action lodged in High Court on behalf of South Sudanese refugees
Human Rights 2024-10-09 3:54 pm By Christine Caulfield

A class action has been filed in the High Court, challenging the detention of South Sudanese refugees in Australian detention centres.

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EDO can’t avoid subpoena despite agreeing to pay Santos’ costs
Energy & Natural Resources 2024-10-09 4:39 pm By Andy Sidler

The Environmental Defenders Office can’t dodge a subpoena by Santos seeking material to back a bid for full indemnity costs in a failed case over a pipeline for the $5.6 billion Barossa gas project.

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