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Domino’s slammed by judge for ‘ridiculous’ redactions in class action docs
Franchises 2019-12-06 10:02 pm By Christine Caulfield

Pizza chain Domino’s has been blasted for redactions in documents it has produced in a class action over worker pay, with a judge warning the […]

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$42M Murray Goulburn settlement wins approval, but fight over funder’s cut still on
Class Actions 2019-12-06 2:56 pm By Christine Caulfield

Two months after rejecting the deal because the litigation funder’s cut appeared excessive, a judge has approved a $42 million class action settlement with Murray […]

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Judge says High Court did not rule out common fund orders at settlement
Class Actions 2019-12-06 1:58 pm By Christine Caulfield

The High Court’s ruling Wednesday that judges have no power to issue a common fund order in the initial phases of a class action does […]

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Higher commission rates, more closed class actions to follow High Court ruling
Analysis 2019-12-04 10:36 pm By Christine Caulfield

The end of the common fund order is a setback for class actions that will see a revival of the days of closed proceedings, costly […]

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5 takeaways from the High Court’s common fund ruling
Class Actions 2019-12-04 1:43 pm By Christine Caulfield

More than a decade after the High Court ruled that third parties could finance legal proceedings in Australia, the court has issued another game changing […]

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Common fund orders in class actions dealt fatal blow by High Court
Class Actions 2019-12-04 10:12 am By Christine Caulfield

Judges have no power to order all class action members to pay a proportion of a litigation funder’s commission out of their share of a […]

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Settlement approval in second Murray Goulburn class action could be ‘messier’, judge says
Class Actions 2019-12-03 2:01 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has rejected a proposal to jointly hear argument for approval of settlements in two class actions against milk supplier Murray Goulburn, saying the […]

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All eyes on High Court as ruling on common fund orders looms
Feature 2019-12-02 11:24 pm By Christine Caulfield

The High Court is poised this week to issue its judgment in a case challenging the validity of common fund orders in class actions, a […]

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Bendigo and Adelaide Bank appeals loss of 20-year-old trade mark
Intellectual Property 2019-11-29 11:09 pm By Christine Caulfield

Arguing the court was wrong to rule that its trade mark was not inherently distinctive, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank is challenging a judgment that revoked […]

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Ernst & Young denies it was negligent in goodwill review of Slater & Gordon’s Quindell deal
Class Actions 2019-11-29 1:50 pm By Christine Caulfield

Accounting giant Ernst & Young, which has been dragged into two class actions by Slater & Gordon shareholders, has shot back at claims it was […]

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