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A judge has approved a 40 per cent group costs order for the law firm that's running a class action against KPMG and former directors of collapsed mining company Arrium, the highest approved since the state began allowing lawyers to earn a cut of class action awards.
A judge has slapped Trivago with $44.7 million in penalties for a "startlingly misleading" rankings system used on its travel comparison website from which it reaped $53 million.
The consumer watchdog is challenging a court ruling that found Mazda's treatment of customers with defective vehicles was "appalling" but did not amount to unconscionable conduct.
The Australian Grand Prix Corporation has been sued by a UK entertainment company alleging the COVID-19 related cancellation of the 2020 Melbourne Formula One led to $8.7 million in losses after a related a concert featuring superstar Robbie Williams was also scrapped.
A case before the Full Court that will revisit the question of whether class actions are managed investment schemes may not resolve all of the funding controversies that have emerged in a class action against franchise giant Retail Food Group, a court has heard.
Peters Ice Cream has been hit with a $12 million penalty after admitting to entering an anti-competitive exclusive agreement for distribution of its single serve ice creams to service stations and convenience stores across Australia.
Telstra is partially liable for a $2.6 million telecommunications bungle that “caused several catastrophic crashes” and slashed the calling capacity of a Melbourne-based telemarketing business by more than 60 per cent.
Class action settlement totals skyrocketed to over $900 million last year, and one law firm negotiated the lion's share, with $672 million in settlements under its belt.
The Port of Newcastle has largely won its High Court fight with mining giant Glencore over access fees and will now be able to set a higher price for use of the port's facilities.
Apple has reached the end of the line in its attempts to move a competition dispute with Fortnite game maker Epic Games to California, with the High Court denying the tech company's special leave application to appeal a judgment that found there were "strong reasons" for keeping the matter in Australia.