Class Actions
Law firm battles judge’s decision to slash cut of $87M Hino settlement
Maurice Blackburn is seeking to increase its cut of an $87 million settlement in a class action against Hino after a court slashed the payout by $10 million.
Securities
Beach Energy settles shareholder class action for $43.5M
Oil and gas company Beach Energy has agreed to pay $43. 5 million to settle a shareholder class action on the eve of trial.
Trials
Meta reaches mid-trial settlement in competition case by start-up
Instagram owner Meta has settled a competition case brought by a marketing company that alleged the social media giant engaged in anti-competition conduct when it barred the start-up from accessing the platform in 2019.
Intellectual Property
CoreLogic can withdraw admission in IP fight with Hubexo after silk’s error
A judge has allowed US analytics company CoreLogic to withdraw an admission made at the beginning of trial after finding it was due to an error by senior counsel, despite saying that getting a full explanation was like “pulling teeth”.
Defamation
Rebel Wilson loses privilege claim over emails in suit by Deb producers
A judge has ordered actress Rebel Wilson to hand over emails in her legal dispute with the producers of her film directorial debut 'The Deb', after she was accused of concealing documents from the court.
Brett Le Plastrier
Judge approves settlement in Thirdi class action
A judge has signed off on a partial settlement in a class action brought by the owners of lots in an allegedly shoddy townhouse development in Sydney.
Insurance
Choosi misled customers about comparison service, judge says
In a win for ASIC, a judge has found Choosi misrepresented that its service compared policies from a range of funeral and life insurers, when just two brands were compared.
Social Media
Digital duty of care laws would let social media users turn off algorithms
The Albanese government's draft Digital Duty of Care legislation, released Tuesday, will require social media giants to protect under 18 users from harmful content, and allow accountholders to control use of algorithms.
Financial Services
Former Sequoia boss banned for 10 years over Shield, First Guardian
Former Sequoia CEO Garry Crole has been disqualified for 10 years for his oversight of subsidiary Interprac, whose representatives advised thousands of clients to invest in the failed First Guardian and Shield funds.
Securities
Corporate Travel Management, PwC face class action investigation
Corporate Travel Management and PricewaterhouseCoopers may face a class action over financial misreporting after the travel management company said in April that it would reverse $220 million in revenue after a review found it had overcharged customers.
