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A class action over alleged unlawful strip searches at music festivals has lost its bid to strike out the NSW government’s defence against claims of sample group members, after the lead plaintiff was awarded $93,000 in damages.
The Commonwealth has lost its bid to strike out and declass a class action on behalf of female Australian Defence Force employees who allegedly faced systemic harassment and discrimination.
The state of NSW has dodged a bid to strike out its defence in a class action accusing it of unfair prosecution of south coast Indigenous groups for engaging in cultural fishing practices.
A judge has questioned counsel for a class action over public housing in the Northern Territory, grilling the barrister as to why the legal team had no contingency plan following the death of the lead applicant.
A class action on behalf of public housing residents in the Northern Territory has lost its appeal of a judge's decision to split an upcoming trial.
A judge has ruled a class action on behalf of First Nations people in NSW whose children were allegedly unlawfully removed can bring a claim alleging group members were treated unfairly because of their race.
A class action by public housing tenants in the Northern Territory claims a judge's decision to split the trial was based on a misunderstanding of fact and will lead to a "multiplicity of appeals".
NSW Police has argued the lead plaintiff in a class action over strip searches at music festivals should only receive $33,000 in damages rather than $93,000 and is challenging a finding that the strip searches were done “as a matter of routine”.
Months after its applicant was awarded $93,000 in damages for an "egregious" strip search at a music festival, a class action is locked in a new battle over the assessment of group member damages, accusing NSW of trying to relitigate the case.
A class action against Queensland and two hospitals on behalf of First Nations people alleging institutional racism must plead a comparator group by which their treatment is to be measured, a court has said.