Bolitho v Banksia Securities Ltd (No 6) [2019] VSC 653

Contradictors are commonly appointed to assist the court in determining whether to approve a class action settlement, there being no other party with an interest in, or inclination to, argue against the settlement. What steps can such a contradictor take in the...

Setka v Carroll & Ors [2019] VSC 571

The Plaintiff, John Setka, is the Victorian Secretary of the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) and was for a period of 12 years a member of the Victorian Branch of the Australia Labor Party (ALP). The National Executive of the ALP...