Environment
Court to mull if PFAS class actions can ‘freshen up’ limitations period in 3M case
3M has told a judge that a key issue in the Commonwealth’s $2 billion case over PFAS contamination will be whether class action settlements can mitigate its limitations defence to a misleading and deceptive conduct claim.
Class Actions
NSW Liberal Party settles class action over missed nomination deadline
A settlement has been reached in a class action brought on behalf of 120 Liberal candidates who were ineligible for election after the party missed the nomination deadline.
Business of Law
Vic Bar takes aim at fee cap, says women barristers to be hardest hit
Victoria's decision to cap counsel fees for government work has been slammed by the Bar's president as "unfairly and disproportionately" affecting women barristers.
Class Actions
‘Spectacular waste of time’: REST class action resists soft class closure
A class action against REST Super has opposed a bid for 'soft' class closure, arguing that registration numbers will provide very little information about the group at this stage.
Competition & Consumer Protection
Amazon denies accessorial liability in ACCC’s Prime ad suit
Amazon US has denied that it has accessorial liability in an Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's suit over alleged unfair contract terms in Prime Video subscription contracts used to introduce advertising to its streaming service.
Competition & Consumer Protection
Select Footy drops anti-competitive deal claim from AFL card case
Select Footy Card has revised its case against memorabilia maker Sport Entertainment Products, maintaining a misuse of market power claim but scrapping its allegation SEP's deal with a rival breached competition law.
Hearing
Phoslock, KPMG class action trial pushed out to allow amendments
Trial in a shareholder class action against water treatment firm Phoslock and auditor KPMG could be held as late as February 2028 after the plaintiffs flagged plans to tweak their case.
Securities
ASIC can’t block Ryzon Materials’ ‘hypothetical’ transaction
A judge has refused to make an injunction sought by ASIC against Ryzon Materials, finding the regulator is not entitled to constrain a "hypothetical" transaction while it awaits judgment in its case over the company's battery plant representations.
Class Actions
Judge allows Glenmore Park class action to drop stigmatisation claims
A judge has approved a bid to drop claims on behalf of 340 property owners in a class action against Sydney developer Mulpha over a 683-lot development in Glenmore Park.
Financial Services
ASIC bans another MWL Financial adviser for touting Shield
Another MWL Financial adviser has been disqualified from providing financial services for promoting the collapsed Shield investment fund to clients.
