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‘The Ben Hur of cartel class actions’: Rate-rigging case comes under attack
Five investment banks facing a class action for their alleged rigging of foreign exchange rates have slammed the "unclear" and "incredibly vague" case, saying it contains "literally trillions" of possible variations of the cartel agreement allegedly entered into.
McMillan Shakespeare settles class action over ‘illusory’ car warranties
McMillan Shakespeare has settled a class action alleging one of its units engaged in unfair tactics and unconscionable conduct in the sale of car warranties that offered "no benefit or value" to consumers.
Government challenges expansion of Robodebt class action
The Federal Government is appealing a judge's decision to allow the expansion of the Robodebt class action to include claims against five public officers, including Federal Minister Alan Tudge.
Judge ‘sick to death’ of pleadings fights in Robodebt class action
A judge has slammed the parties in the Robodebt class action for sparring over the pleadings, one week after the class was given leave to add a claim for exemplary damages and allege knowledge of the program's unlawfulness on the part of several government officials and federal minister Alan Tudge.
Judge delays Robodebt trial to let class add claims against five government employees
A judge has given the green light for the applicants in the Robodebt class action to file an amended statement of claim on the eve of trial that adds a claim for exemplary damages and drags five government employees into the proceedings.
‘A dog’s breakfast’: Judge pans claims in class action that Robodebt was self-evidently unlawful
A judge has stopped short of rejecting new claims in the Robodebt class action despite "obvious errors" in the allegations, but has sent the applicants back to the drawing board and warned them the matter would not proceed as a "dog's breakfast".
‘Confusing and confused’: Judge throws out Nauru detention class action
A judge has dismissed a class action accusing Government ministers of misfeasance in public office over the practice of securing Nauruan visas for those detained on the island.
Victoria’s stage 4 lockdown imperils Robodebt class action trial
An impending three-week trial for the Robodebt class action may be in danger due to stage 4 lockdown measures in place in Victoria to control a second wave of coronavirus cases, with the top lawyer for the class telling the court he might need to step down due to homeschooling obligations if the lockdown overlaps with the trial.
Funder’s average rate of return a factor in approving class action commission, judge says
A litigation funder's average rate of return on its investment in shareholder class actions was one of a number of factors weighed by a judge in approving a 25 per cent funding cut from the $42 million settlement in a class action against dairy cooperative Murray Goulburn.
Judge accused of ‘very aggressively’ attacking government’s Robodebt defence
A judge has been accused of “very aggressively” raising issues with a barrister for the Federal Government over its failure to amend its defence in a $300 million class action centred on the Commonwealth's controversial Robodebt scheme to match recent public admissions.