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Westpac’s call for update on class action funding shot down by judge
Alec Leopold 2020-07-10 5:13 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge on Friday dismissed Westpac’s bid for an update from litigation funder JustKapital as to whether it continues to financially back a class action against the bank over allegedly excessive insurance premiums.

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Shine Lawyers’ attempt at video opt-out notice not a Golden Globe winner, judge teases
Alicia Lyons 2020-04-15 3:38 pm By Miklos Bolza

A Federal Court judge has praised an attempt by Shine Lawyer’s head of litigation to create an audio-visual opt out notice for its insurance class action against Westpac, but jokingly remarked that her performance would not win her any acting plaudits.

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Craig McLachlan can serve subpoenas on accusers, judge rules
Addisons 2018-09-21 8:46 pm By Miklos Bolza

A barrister for a group of people set to give evidence against Craig McLachlan at his upcoming defamation trial lost a bid Friday to suppress subpoenas by the actor on the grounds that the definition of ‘sexual harassment’ is too much in “flux”.

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