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Funder’s ‘very large’ cut from $100M AMP class action settlement warrants contradictor: court
Class Actions 2024-04-24 2:44 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has appointed a contradictor for an upcoming settlement approval hearing in a class action by financial advisers against AMP over its buyer of […]

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No more ‘unadulterated waffle’ please: Court has gone awry with unconscionable conduct, judge says
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-04-05 11:32 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge who tossed a $650 million lawsuit by dealers against Mercedes-Benz has said he rejected a “value-laden” take by other judges on what amounts […]

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‘A Pyrrhic victory’: Class action up for Worley’s costs after failing to prove loss
Class Actions 2024-03-07 3:59 pm By Christine Caulfield

Despite succeeding on a number of claims, the applicant in a tortuous shareholder class action against Worley must foot the engineering services company’s bill for […]

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Slater & Gordon can delay fight over security in shareholder class action
Class Actions 2024-03-01 5:51 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has allowed Slater & Gordon to adjourn a fight about security for costs in a shareholder class action against Beach Energy until it […]

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Class action firm’s bid to delay fight over security ‘doctrinally unprecedented’, Beach Energy says
Class Actions 2024-02-21 9:35 pm By Sam Matthews

Beach Energy is fighting a bid to adjourn a fight about security for costs in a shareholder class action until the firm that’s running it […]

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Worley shareholder class action takes another trip to appeals court
Class Actions 2024-02-07 11:09 pm By Christine Caulfield

It’s a case of déjà vu in a class action against engineering services company Worley, with shareholders heading back to the appeals court after losing […]

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Mercedes-Benz dealers appeal loss in $650M suit over model switch
Appeals 2024-02-01 9:03 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Mercedes-Benz dealers have appealed a judgment that found their $650 million lawsuit against the luxury car maker over its decision to move to a fixed-price […]

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As Roundup trial wraps up, Monsanto says class action has ‘finger on scales’
Trials 2024-01-30 5:48 pm By Sam Matthews

Defending allegations that its popular weed killer Roundup is carcinogenic, agrochemical giant Monsanto has accused the class action of having its “finger on the scales” […]

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‘No safe level of exposure’ to Roundup, class action tells court
Class Actions 2024-01-29 4:46 pm By Sam Matthews

A class action against agrochemical giant Monsanto has told the court that there is “no safe level of exposure” to carcinogens allegedly present in the […]

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RMIT Village developer loses appeal in case clarifying Victoria’s domestic building law
Construction 2024-01-15 2:26 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Developer Centurion Australia Investments has lost an appeal in a dispute with builder APM Group in which it argued that its RMIT Village student accommodation […]

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