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Carnival wins strike-out bid in class action over gastro outbreaks
Class Actions 2023-04-12 11:41 am By Cindy Cameronne

Carnival has won its bid to strike out a class action over norovirus outbreaks on its Sun Princess cruise ship. 

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BCC can bring claims against three Greensill units
Alec Leopold 2023-03-30 4:16 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Insurer Bond & Credit Company has overcome an administrator’s protests and won leave to bring cross-claims against three Greensill entities in lawsuits over the financing firm’s $1.7 billion collapse.

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Linchpin class action settles with directors, continues against AIG
Assembly Law 2023-03-24 10:19 pm By Cindy Cameronne

An investor class action has reached a settlement with four former directors of defunct Linchpin Capital, leaving only allegations against AIG Insurance, which is allegedly seeking to withdraw an admission that directors were insured under a D&O policy. 

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Carnival class action over norovirus outbreaks faces strike out, declassing bids
Class Actions 2023-03-21 4:32 pm By Sam Matthews

A class action against Carnival over norovirus outbreaks on its Sun Princess cruise ship is facing a strike out bid, with the cruise operator also flagging a declassing application down the line.

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High Court to hear class action waiver challenge in Ruby Princess case
Amy Reid 2023-03-17 4:31 pm By Christine Caulfield

The High Court has granted leave to the applicant in a class action against Carnival PLC to appeal a ruling that upheld a class action waiver in tickets bought by foreign passengers on the ill-fated Ruby Princess in 2020.

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Court won’t allow suit over $200M in Lendlease purchase options
Anne Horvath 2023-03-07 5:57 pm By Cindy Cameronne

An appeals court has dismissed a challenge in a lengthy legal drama between the children of one of Australia’s richest families, finding that a lawsuit over $200 million in Lendlease purchase options was not brought in good faith.

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Insurer Bond & Credit Company fires cross-claims at Greensill
Chief Justice James Allsop 2022-12-20 2:58 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Insurer Bond & Credit Company is seeking to join Greensill Group to three lawsuits over the financing firm’s $1.7 billion collapse in March 2020, while Greensill has foreshadowed its own cross-claims against Insurance Australia Group.

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‘Spectre’ of business interruption class actions laid to rest with test cases, insurers argue
Chief Justice James Allsop 2022-12-06 10:26 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Insurers will file de-classing applications in four class actions on behalf of small businesses seeking coverage under business interruption policies for losses flowing from COVID-19 restrictions after their test cases largely failed. 

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Hillsong Church denies wrongdoing in whistleblower lawsuit
Clyde & Co. 2022-10-18 3:57 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Hillsong Church has denied whistleblower allegations of extensive financial misconduct, claiming an employee was “not correct” to accuse the megachurch of funnelling donations through US bank accounts to skirt Australian charity regulations.

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Hillsong ordered to file overdue defence in whistleblower suit alleging financial misconduct
Clyde & Co. 2022-10-13 2:42 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has ordered Hillsong to file its defence to a lawsuit alleging extensive financial misconduct by the megachurch, including that it funnelled donations through US bank accounts to skirt Australian charity regulations.

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