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Top 10 class action settlements of 2022
Top 10 Class Action Settlements 2023-01-06 3:23 pm By Sam Matthews

Class action settlement sums reached new highs last year, with the ten largest agreements totalling almost $1 billion, almost half of which was secured by […]

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High Court rejects Worley’s plea to weigh in on disclosure test in shareholder class actions
Class Actions 2022-10-21 11:32 pm By Christine Caulfield

In a boost to shareholder class actions, the High Court has dismissed an application by engineering services firm Worley to appeal a finding that companies […]

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Judge doubts power to vary Sims class action funding agreement
Securities 2022-10-13 10:19 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge weighing a $29.5 million settlement in a class action against recycling company Sims Limited has questioned the court’s power to vary the funding […]

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NT Stolen Generation class action settles for $50M
Class Actions 2022-08-31 11:32 pm By Sam Matthews

A landmark class action on behalf of over 1,700 family members and deceased estates of the Northern Territory Stolen Generations has reached a $50.45 million […]

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‘Not how litigation works now’: Class action over Quintis audit fights EY’s bid to silo expert
Class Actions 2022-08-11 11:26 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A shareholder class action against Ernst & Young over an alleged inflation of assets owned by sandalwood producer Quintis has argued the accounting firm should […]

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Sims class action funder, lawyers stake claim to 57% of settlement
Class Actions 2022-07-08 11:32 am By Christine Caulfield

The funder and law firm running a shareholder class action against recycling company Sims Limited are seeking more than 57 per cent of a $29.5 […]

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Judge approves $4.7M Quintis class action settlement
Class Actions 2022-07-01 10:37 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has signed off on a $4.7 million settlement in two investor class actions against collapsed sandalwood producer Quintis, two year after an earlier […]

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After ‘very unfortunate’ loss, Carwoola bushfire class action dodges indemnity costs
Class Actions 2022-07-01 11:03 pm By Sam Matthews

The lead applicant in an unsuccessful class action over the Carwoola bushfire has avoided indemnity costs sought by insurer CGU and has won a 40 […]

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Quintis investors to get $4.7M in class action settlement, court told
Class Actions 2022-06-14 2:51 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Two years after an insurance dispute scuttled a proposed settlement, group members in two class actions against sandalwood producer Quintis are set to receive $4.7 […]

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Sims settles shareholder class action for $29.5M
Class Actions 2022-06-10 9:43 am By Christine Caulfield

Recycling company Sims Limited will pay $29.5 million to settle a shareholder class action alleging earnings guidance for FY16 failed to account for the likely […]

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