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Law firm fight over Jaguar Land Rover class actions not over yet
Maurice Blackburn looks set to appeal a decision booting its class action against Jaguar Land Rover in favour of a case by a rival law firm whose experience in a similar class action was the deciding factor in a carriage contest.
Experience trumps funding model in Jaguar Land Rover beauty parade
A judge has awarded carriage of a class action against Jaguar Land Rover over allegedly defective diesel filters to a law firm that won a similar case against another car maker, saying the firm's experience was not a "neutral factor".
Competition class action against AGL Energy in doubt after funder exits
The future of a competition class action against AGL Energy is in doubt after being abandoned by its funder, despite evading the energy supplier’s bid to dismiss the case.
Top class action, commercial barristers among 25 new silks
Twenty-five barristers have joined the rank of silk in NSW, including one who represented AMP in a class action that settled for $100 million and another who is assisting the Commonwealth in its fight to recoup $325 million in excess subsidies in a dispute over generic Plavix.
Group members to get $84M from AMP class action settlement
Maurice Blackburn will seek $26 million in costs from a $110 million settlement in a long-running class action against AMP over its fees-for-no-service conduct, leaving more than three-quarters of the settlement to be distributed to group members.
High Court asked to revive Volkswagen airbags class action
A failed class action against Volkswagen over Takata airbags is seeking special leave from the High Court, arguing an appeals court was wrong to find a reasonable consumer would be comfortable with an airbag that posed a potential risk of rupture.
Takata airbags class action against Volkswagen fails again
A class action against Volkswagen over allegedly deadly Takata airbags has failed a second time after an appeals court found “a merely speculative” risk of rupture was not enough to find the vehicles unacceptable.
AMP to pay $110M to settle shareholder class action
A shareholder class action that was filed in the wake of the banking royal commission over AMP’s fees-for-no-service practices has settled for $110 million. 
‘Fundamentally wrong’: Judge pans AMP’s payment to PwC for remediation review
It was "fundamentally wrong" that AMP Financial Planning paid consultant PricewaterhouseCoopers significantly more to review a court-ordered remediation than was paid to customers who suffered loss after an adviser churned life insurance policies for higher commissions, a judge has said.
Class action judge concerned about Colonial ‘siphoning’ $655M to CBA
A judge overseeing a class action against Colonial First State Investments has raised concerns about a $655 million dividend to CBA, questioning whether group members' recovery could be in danger.