Category Archives: Premium
Girardi’s Former Clients Recount Regrets, Abused Trust
Thomas Girardi was a famous trial lawyer when he assured devastated clients that he would help them. One such client, Kathy Ruigomez, took the celebrity attorney at his word based on his affectation, and his reputation as illustrated in the film Erin Brockovich.
Class Action Against Woolworths Group Limited
Woolworths Group Limited is being accused of breaching disclosure obligations, including the 2001 Corporations Act, and engaging in deceptive or misleading conduct. That’s according to a recently filed class-action suit set in motion by Maurice Blackburn. The action has been slated for a hearing in February.
QLD Energy Class Action Launched in Australian Federal Court is Biggest Energy Suit Ever
What’s being described as the biggest energy action in Australia’s history is now underway. A class action against two Queensland energy generators was filed in Federal Court on Wednesday. Allegations include manipulating the wholesale pricing system and artificially inflating energy bills for thousands of customers.
Cayman Island Welcomes Third-Party Legal Funding
The Cayman Islands is the latest territory to signal its embrace of Litigation Finance. Until 2017, champerty laws were still in force, and legal funding by third-parties was disallowed except in insolvency cases. That year, Harneys, a Cayman Islands law firm, received court approval for the practice.
Collective Redress Regime and its Impact on Litigation Funding
The German legislature is in the midst of groundbreaking decisions surrounding legal tech. They recently validated the business model of LexFox, a legal tech company. By ruling that LexFox did not violate the German Legal Services Act, the court validated similar companies like myRight and Flightright.
Business Interruption Insurers Play Hardball with Policyholders
What happens when you take every precaution only to be let down by your insurer? That’s what Josephine Woodberry is asking. She purchased a business interruption insurance policy for her dance studio in Preston, near Melbourne, only to discover she wasn’t actually covered.
Combustible Cladding Class Action Nears Compensation Phase
A class action against PE core cladding suppliers has finally reached the High Court of New Zealand. Participants are seeking compensation for those financially impacted by the cladding.
How CFOs and Corporations Can Prepare for the Coming Year
Last year, the world was thrown into upheaval thanks to COVID, and most industries are still reeling. Hospitality, entertainment, travel—so many once-thriving businesses are either closed down or hanging on by a thread. What can be done to ensure that your business isn’t one of those lost to the pandemic?
Girardi Legal Woes Mount as Records Show $10MM in Debt to Lit Fin Firm
It’s been asserted that lawyer and reality-show-husband Tom Girardi is currently incapable of active participation in his current legal situation. Documents recently filed assert that the firm Girardi Keese owes Virage SPV more than $10 million. Yet Girardi’s brother maintains that the founder of the firm is suffering from memory loss and requires a guardian ad litem for himself and his firm.
Parker Law Firm Forced into Arbitration with Litigation Funder by 8th Circuit Court
A recently filed case in the US Court of Appeals 8th Circuit regarding Timothy Parker and Parker Law Firm has been forced into arbitration. Seeking leave to litigate, the appeals court determined that the dispute in question was addressed by the arbitration clause in the formal agreement between parties.
