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In victory for class action, High Court says Qld council must repay levies
High Court 2024-03-13 4:15 pm By Sam Matthews

The High Court has handed a win to a class action on behalf of Queensland ratepayers who were wrongly charged levies over a period of […]

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High Court to hear KPMG’s class action transfer fight
High Court 2024-03-08 2:21 pm By Christine Caulfield

KPMG has won its application for the High Court to weigh in on the relevance of a contingency fee order in determining a bid to […]

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7-Eleven class action funder’s $12M cut seemed ‘plainly too little’, says appeals judge
Appeals 2024-02-23 4:21 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge hearing an appeal by a funder over its cut of a $98 million settlement in franchisee class actions against 7-Eleven has said the […]

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High Court challenge filed in class action against Ford over PowerShift transmissions
High Court 2024-01-11 10:40 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The High Court has been asked to hear another case dealing with how reduction in value damages should be calculated under the Australian Consumer Law, […]

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High Court to hear appeal in high-stakes stoush over generic Plavix ban
High Court 2023-12-20 3:45 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has agreed to weigh in on a 16-year battle between the federal government and French drug maker Sanofi-Aventis over an allegedly unjustified […]

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High Court overturns class action waiver finding in Ruby Princess case
Class Actions 2023-12-06 10:50 am By Cindy Cameronne

The High Court has overturned a ruling that barred foreign passengers from a class action over the ill-fated Ruby Princess cruise in 2020, finding a […]

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Union test cases ‘don’t make much sense in 2023′, says judge in Qantas spat
Employment 2023-12-05 11:54 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has admonished the Transport Workers Union for relying on test cases to decide compensation for 1,700 ground crew who were sacked during the […]

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KPMG asks High Court again to hear class action transfer fight
Class Actions 2023-11-22 11:25 pm By Christine Caulfield

Accounting firm KPMG has asked the High Court for a second time to weigh in on the relevance of a contingency fee order made in […]

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High Court won’t weigh in on spat between Probuild, Allianz over development bonds
Construction 2023-11-20 11:52 pm By Christine Caulfield

Probuild Constructions has failed in its special leave application to the High Court, which sought to challenge a ruling that it held $7.7 million in […]

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Ford scores partial win in class action appeal over defective PowerShift transmissions
Class Actions 2023-11-14 1:41 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

US car giant Ford has partially succeeded in its challenge to a judgment that found it owed more than $6,800 to the lead applicant in […]

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