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Liquidators of collapsed Snowdon Developments have reached a settlement with a building supplier as part of efforts to collect more than $2 million in payments allegedly made when the Melbourne developer was insolvent.
Court slashes law firm’s contingency fee in Hino class action
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A judge has hacked Maurice Blackburn’s promised cut of an $87 million settlement in a class action against Hino Motors, saying the 24.66 per cent group costs order previously approved by the court would result in a “disproportionate return” to the firm.
‘They will have their day in court’: Class action can’t intervene in ASIC suit against RAMS
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Save (0) Please login to bookmark Close Username or Email Address Password Remember Me The lead applicant in a class action by former RAMS franchisees cannot intervene in civil penalty proceedings by ASIC against the defunct Westpac mortgage unit, with a judge finding the outcome of the ASIC case will not affect the class action.…
Meta loses strike-out bid in ACCC crypto ads case
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Meta has lost its latest bid to strike out the consumer regulator’s case alleging it failed to put up “reasonable safeguards” to prevent scam cryptocurrency ads on its Facebook platform.
‘This should not be done again’: Judge slams complex Coles, Woolworths trial
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A judge has criticised the “unacceptably complex” trial of two regulatory cases and two underpayments class actions against Coles and Woolworths, delivering a ruling whose significance for the workers is not yet clear.
Judge questions delay in distribution of $73M Crown class action settlement
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A judge has questioned why group members in a shareholder class action against Crown Resorts must wait until mid-2026 to receive the first slice of a $73 million settlement, which has already been paid by the casino operator.
Jury convicts Perth businessman Chris Marco on 43 counts over $34M fraud
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A jury has convicted Perth businessman Chris Marco of defrauding six investors out of $34 million, but acquitted his former executive assistant.
Robodebt class action settles a second time for record $548.5M
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A class action over the Morrison government’s Robodebt scheme has settled for $548.5 million, the largest class action settlement in Australia’s history, on the back of damning revelations in a royal commission report released after the class action originally settled for $112 million.
High Court to weigh in on honest concurrent use in Zip, Firstmac TM spat
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The High Court is poised to provide guidance on the defence of honest concurrent use in trade mark disputes, agreeing to hear an appeal by buy now, pay later giant Zip Co in its fight with Firstmac over the ‘Zip’ trade mark.
High Court won’t hear Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation appeal
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Australia’s most-decorated soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, has lost his bid for special leave from the High Court to appeal a judge’s findings that he committed war crimes in Afghanistan.