A judge hearing a class action over the collapse of mining company Cudeco has questioned why, despite an in-principle settlement being reached with auditor KPMG, the parties have not sought to formally dismiss the claim.
The High Court has agree to weigh in on whether an appeals court erred in overturning $200,000 in exemplary damages awarded to each of four children gassed at Don Dale detention centre in the Northern Territory.
Mercedes-Benz dealers are pressing on with their $650 million battle over the luxury car maker’s move to a fixed-priced agency model, taking their case to the High Court.
A judge has awarded carriage of class actions against Hyundai and Kia to Maurice Blackburn after declining to allow a sixth offer by competing firm Banton Group, saying re-bids outside the orderly process of carriage fights must be “carefully assessed”.
A law firm fighting for carriage of class actions against Hyundai and Kia has argued competing proceedings with a lower funding rate should not have a leg up, saying the rival firm’s budget was a “fantasy”.
A judge has dismissed applications by mortgage broker Lendi Group and insurer ALI Group to declass a group proceeding over allegedly worthless mortgage insurance, saying it would be more efficient for the claims to advance as a class action.
A judge has found Clive Palmer’s appeal of a judgment striking out his lawsuits against former ASIC chair James Shipton raises important questions about what’s required to advance a claim of misfeasance in public office and should be heard by the Full Court.
Mortgage broker Lendi Group and insurer ALI Group want to declass a junk insurance class action, telling a judge that even in a successful scenario, the more than 13,000 group members will be left to share only $2.5 million.
A court has approved a $64 million settlement in a consumer class action against the NAB units MLC Trustees and NULIS Nominees, with 69 per cent of the settlement sum to go to group members.
A lawyer for the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has been grilled by a Federal Court judge for failing to file a defence in Clive Palmer’s case against the corporate watchdog.