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‘Why do they have to be so precise’: Judge quizzes crypto issuer over class action pleadings
Andrew Crowe 2023-05-30 3:53 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

The judge overseeing a class action against Qoin cryptocurrency issuer BPS Financial and several related companies has questioned the level of precision required of the pleadings, as the company fights the  applicant’s bid to amend its case for the fourth time.

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Crypto class action against Qoin issuer trying to bring ‘entirely new’ case, court told
ASIC 2023-04-20 4:10 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Qoin cryptocurrency issuer BPS Financial is fighting a class action applicant’s bid to amend its case for the fourth time, saying it is trying to bring an “entirely new claim”.

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Court needs novel approaches for class actions or ‘system will collapse’, judge says
Class Actions 2023-03-27 2:15 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

A judge overseeing a competition class action against Queensland power companies Stanwell and CS Energy has warned that judges need to be inventive in how they manage large group proceedings, otherwise the “system will collapse”.

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Judge won’t stay crypto class action against Qoin issuer
Andrew Crowe 2023-02-20 8:27 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has declined to stay a class action against BPS Financial, the issuer of cryptocurrency Qoin, in light of similar ASIC proceedings.

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Crypto class action can’t have ‘luxury of litigating’ without costs, judge says
Benjamin Kidston 2022-07-21 1:03 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

A judge has ordered the lead applicants in an unfunded class action against the Southport-based issuer of Qoin to cough up $750,000 in security, despite hearing submissions that the costs order would kill the case.

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Judge says Queensland energy class action should be open to all eligible consumers
Class Actions 2022-07-11 6:32 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

A judge has ordered that a competition class action against Queensland power companies Stanwell and CS Energy be made open to all energy consumers in the state, saying it was not a “plain vanilla” commercial class action. 

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High Court declines Queensland floods class action appeal
Appeals 2022-04-12 12:36 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The High Court has declined special leave to a class action to challenge a ruling that found dam operator Seqwater was not liable for the 2011 Queensland floods, after the state of Queensland and subcontractor Sunwater agreed to pay $440 million last year to settle their share of the liability in the long-running case.

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Funder of Qld energy class action takes on MIS rules in appeal
Adam Hochroth 2021-12-16 7:00 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A litigation funder has taken aim at a landmark judgment in an appeal of a ruling that found its funding arrangement with group members in a class action against Queensland energy suppliers was a managed investment scheme.

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Judge throws out challenge to funding for Queensland energy class action
Adam Hochroth 2021-11-17 10:09 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A judge has thrown out a lawsuit that argued the funding for a class action against two Queensland energy generators didn’t comply with new regulations targeting litigation funders, and said a landmark judgment that held class action funding agreements were managed investment schemes was conceptually incoherent and ripe for a Full Court challenge.

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High Court asked to weigh in on Queensland floods class action
Appeals 2021-10-07 11:25 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The applicants in the Queensland floods class action have asked the High Court to overturn a judgment which found dam operator Seqwater was not liable because it was functioning as a public authority when operating two dams during the 2011 floods, arguing the case raises important issues about appeals in ‘mega’ litigation.

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