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High Court to hear Zurich appeal over NZ apartment class action
Appeals 2022-11-11 5:16 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne
The High Court has granted special leave to Irish insurer Zurich to challenge a decision allowing a class action over an allegedly defective New Zealand apartment block to proceed in the NSW Supreme Court.
Zurich rails against ‘exorbitant exercise’ of power in NZ apartment class action
Andrew Bell 2022-07-06 7:31 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne
Irish insurer Zurich Insurance has appealed a judge’s finding that a class action filed against it in the NSW Supreme Court over a defective New Zealand apartment block could go ahead, arguing the finding was the result of federal overreach.
Class action against Zurich over faulty apartments gets go-ahead
Australian Government Solicitor 2021-12-13 5:20 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
A class action against Irish insurer Zurich Insurance Plc by unit owners of the defective New Zealand-based Victopia Apartments can proceed in Australia after the NSW Supreme Court ruled the case could not be filed elsewhere.
Sports betting companies lose challenge to $3.8M judgment
Andrew Harding 2020-05-12 6:41 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
An appeals court has dealt Classic Bet and Best Bet a loss in their challenge to a $3.8 million judgment in a contractual dispute related to the $5.95 million acquisition of the sports gambling companies by Playup in 2018.
Rinehart family ordered into mediation in long-running feud over $4B trust
Charles Colquhoun 2020-03-25 4:46 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
A judge has ordered the Rinehart family to enter mediation in their feud over a $4 billion trust, saying it was "overwhelmingly in the interests of the administration of justice" to seek an end to the long-running and bitter dispute.