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IC Markets has prevailed in a fight with the applicant in a class action against the brokerage firm, which sought to personalise a notice to group members advising them of the case.
IC Markets is fighting a class action's bid for “highly private and confidential” information about possible group members to craft personalised opt-out notices, arguing the information would be safer in the hands of a third-party mailing house than a plaintiff firm given increasing cyberattack risks.
A judge has temporarily excused uranium miner Paladin Energy from providing initial discovery in a shareholder class action, as the parties wait for a competing class action to be filed.
A judge is mulling whether to declass a group proceeding against the Australian Football League and Geelong Football Club, saying after three years of pre-trial procedures, the case is officially “out of hand”.
The Australian Football League and Geelong Football Club have brought applications seeking to strip a case over on-field concussions of class action status.
A judge has approved a bid by two law firms to join forces in class actions against Harvey Norman, but has ordered that a costs monitor be appointed to protect against duplication.
Two soon-to-be consolidated class actions against Harvey Norman are fighting the retailer’s bid to appoint a costs referee, saying this was unnecessary given their plan to secure a group costs order.
A judge has approved a $180 million settlement in a stolen wages class action but has criticised the plaintiff's law firm for the costs incurred in the case and raised doubts about the value of litigation funding.
Mid-trial amendments to a class action over Victoria Police use of pepper spray on environmental protesters in 2019 claim officers deployed the spray knowing and intending that it would harm the activists.
Two law firms have reached an agreement to join their class actions against Harvery Norman alleging the furniture retailer sold worthless warranties.