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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

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

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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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

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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‘Novel and invasive’: Clive Palmer can’t get law firm docs for Queensland Nickel case
Andrew O'Brien 2021-02-19 10:59 pm By Miklos Bolza

Two Clive Palmer companies have again been blocked from accessing documents held by two law firms and a litigation funder to pursue a potential lawsuit against Queensland Nickel, with an appeal court dismissing the bid as “unmeritorious”.

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