The litigation funder that backed a dismissed employment class action against aviation service provider Airservices Australia has successfully argued that it should not bear the […]
The High Court has rejected special leave applications by mining magnate Gina Rinehart to appeal a ruling which only partially stayed a legal dispute over […]
A group of late opt out notices by group members in a class action over IAG insurance, who were egged on in part by a […]
Judges have power to manage competing class actions by picking a winner in a so-called beauty parade, the High Court has ruled, but there is […]
The Victorian government will argue for summary dismissal of two class actions filed over the bungled COVID-19 hotel quarantine program said to be responsible for […]
The High Court has set a date for handing down its keenly anticipated judgment in a case that challenged the winner of a beauty contest […]
Embattled financial services firm Greensill Capital has lost an emergency bid for a temporary mandatory injunction that would have forced its insurer to renew trade […]
Concerns behind criticism that courts aren’t equipped to assess a class action funder’s commission are exaggerated, and the fixing by judges of reasonable remuneration, at […]
Payouts in class actions in 2020 largely kept pace with the previous year despite the financial strain of the COVID-19 pandemic, with companies and other […]
A judge has signalled his intention to sign off on a $138 million settlement in a class action against IAG and approve a common fund […]