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‘Worst of all possible worlds’: Judge rejects Blue Sky shareholder’s bid for novel split trial
Securities 2025-09-02 11:17 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The shareholder leading a class action against failed fund manager Blue Sky Alternative Investments has lost a bid for a split trial it accepted was novel, despite arguing the usual course for trials in securities cases was “misconceived”.

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Supersized? Judge wants to know value of McDonald’s class action claims
Class Actions 2025-08-22 11:26 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge overseeing a class action on behalf of 300,000 allegedly underpaid McDonald’s workers wants to know the monetary value of the claims, while also questioning why the initial trial in the complex case is set to run for 35 days.

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Blue Sky class action not fleeing to Victoria after High Court solicitors’ CFO ruling
Class Actions 2025-08-21 11:20 pm By Sam Matthews

A class action against Blue Sky Alternative Investments won’t seek to transfer the case to contingency fee-friendly Victoria despite a High Court ruling that put the kibosh on solicitors’ common fund orders. 

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Applicant may press restart in Sony Playstation class action
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-08-04 11:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A class action against Sony alleging it used restrictive trade practices to block competition with its Playstation store will likely need to make “substantial” changes to its case, a court has heard. 

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GCO won’t cover law firm’s costs in Suncorp class action, court told
Class Actions 2025-06-30 11:47 pm By Andy Sidler

Maurice Blackburn’s costs in running a ‘junk’ insurance class action which settled for $34 million will not be fully covered under a 25 per cent group costs order, a court has heard. 

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McDonald’s, KFC class actions ‘overcomplicating things’ with expert on rest needs, judge says
Class Actions 2025-06-13 11:31 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has expressed doubt about the need for expert evidence in class actions against McDonald’s and KFC over their alleged failure to give workers rest breaks, saying “I imagine if you’re a worker, you’d like a rest”. 

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Law firm loses challenge to $1.1M fee cut in Aveo class action
Appeals 2025-06-12 11:38 pm By Cindy Cameronne

An appeals court has dismissed a law firm’s challenge to a ruling that cut $1.14 million of its fees from a settled class action against retirement home operator Aveo, noting the “inordinate delay” in preparing key evidence.  The class action, launched in September 2017 on behalf of residents at Aveo’s retirement villages, settled for $11…

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Judge grills Arrium class action over potential switch from group costs order to CFO
Class Actions 2025-06-11 11:51 pm By Sam Matthews

A class action against KPMG and former Arrium directors wants to wait for the High Court’s pending ruling on common fund orders before pulling the trigger on a group costs order, a request that earned a judge’s grilling for what she described as a hunt for greener grass.

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IG Markets class action drops conflicted remuneration claims
Class Actions 2025-05-28 11:06 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A class action against online trading platform IG Markets over alleged risky contracts for difference has dropped its conflicted remuneration claims after the court heard it was struggling to find a sample group member. 

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Suncorp units, TAL to pay $34M to settle add-on insurance class action
Class Actions 2025-04-29 11:55 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Two Suncorp units and insurer TAL Life have agreed to pay $34 million to settle a class action over allegedly worthless add-on insurance sold at car dealerships.

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