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Union test cases ‘don’t make much sense in 2023′, says judge in Qantas spat
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 COVID-19 pandemic, saying it should instead bring a class action.
KPMG asks High Court again to hear class action transfer fight
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 a Victoria Supreme Court class action to its bid to transfer the case to NSW.
High Court won’t weigh in on spat between Probuild, Allianz over development bonds
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 trust for insurer Allianz under a deed of indemnity in connection with the development of West Side Place in Spencer St, Melbourne.
Ford scores partial win in class action appeal over defective PowerShift transmissions
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 a class action over defective PowerShift transmissions, but the High Court may ultimately decide how damages should be calculated under the Australian Consumer Law for reduction in value.
India may take ruling over foreign state immunity waiver to High Court
The government of India has flagged a possible special leave application if it loses its appeal of a decision finding it can't avoid a $111.3 million arbitral award in a dispute with three Mauritian companies that invested in Indian satellites because it waived its foreign state immunity.
GCOs can’t travel to NSW, appeals court says in Arrium class action
KPMG has lost the latest round in its fight to transfer a class action over the collapse of steel giant Arrium from Victoria to NSW, with an appeals court finding that a group costs order made in the case could not travel across the border.
India can’t avoid $111.3M arbitral award over aerospace investments
The Indian government has lost its bid to dodge a $111.3 million arbitral award in a dispute with three Mauritian companies that invested in Indian satellites, with a judge finging the country waived its foreign state immunity. 
BHP says investors from secondary platforms can’t be in class action
BHP has argued that investors who bought shares through secondary platforms are excluded from a long-running shareholder class action over a failed Brazilian dam, a claim slammed as an "unduly narrow reading" of the case.
Judge in Qantas case questions why unions don’t file class actions
A judge has asked why the union representing Qantas workers did not bring a class action on behalf of 1,700 ground crew who were sacked during the COVID-19 pandemic, as he ordered the airline’s new CEO to attend settlement talks after losing its High Court appeal.
High Court to rule on reach of workplace law in high-stakes Qantas case
The High Court will deliver judgment Wednesday in an appeal by Qantas over its decision to sack its ground crew at the height of COVID-19, a ruling that could determine the scope of adverse action protections under the Fair Work Act.