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Judge to approve $127M VW class action settlement, but 25% uplift may be axed
Class Actions 2020-03-26 9:08 pm By Alison Eveleigh

After almost five years of litigation, a Federal Court judge said he will approve a $127.1 million settlement of five class actions against Volkswagen over […]

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Country Care fails in appeal of jury directions ruling in criminal cartel case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-03-06 4:15 pm By Christine Caulfield

Country Care and two employees have lost an appeal of a first-of-its kind Federal Court ruling on jury directions in a criminal cartel case against […]

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‘Total war’: Judge rejects Hytera’s new defence in Motorola IP dispute
Intellectual Property 2020-03-06 3:51 pm By Miklos Bolza

Calling the complex intellectual property dispute a “total war” between the tech giants, a judge has dismissed a proposed amended defence by Hytera Communications to […]

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Judge should be commended for ‘judicial economy’, Pacific National tells court in ACCC appeal
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-02-18 2:37 pm By Christine Caulfield

Pacific National has defended a decision by a judge to accept an undertaking and rule against the ACCC in its competition case over the rail […]

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CIMIC to pay $32.4M to settle shareholder class action
Class Actions 2020-02-11 10:31 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Engineering services company CIMIC will fork over $32.4 million to settle a shareholder class action, with group members expected to get 40 per cent of […]

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Top 10 class action settlements of 2019
Class Actions 2020-01-09 11:21 pm By Christine Caulfield

Companies and other defendants forked over big sums last year to settle more than 20 class actions, with a total of at least $734 million […]

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CIMIC settles shareholder class action over corruption disclosures
Class Actions 2019-12-20 1:17 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Engineering services company CIMIC has agreed to settle a long-running shareholder class action launched in the wake of media reports of an alleged $42 million […]

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Trial date vacated again in Country Care criminal cartel case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-12-19 11:43 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has vacated an upcoming trial date in a criminal cartel proceeding against mobile equipment provider Country Care Group and two individuals, and allowed […]

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Country Care criminal trial date in jeopardy as defence calls for Full Court review
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-12-18 6:22 pm By Christine Caulfield

A six-week trial scheduled for February in a criminal cartel case against mobile equipment provider Country Care Group could be vacated a second time as […]

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VW class action judge frowns on bid for common fund order
Class Actions 2019-12-11 11:20 pm By Miklos Bolza

The judge overseeing the settlement approval process in multiple class actions against Volkswagen over the diesel emissions scandal has criticised an application for a common […]

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