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Judge wants to wait on commission, costs in $20M BSA class action settlement
Class Actions 2022-06-22 12:46 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge who will oversee an upcoming hearing for approval of a $20 million settlement in a class action against Optus contractor BSA has urged […]

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7-Eleven class action funder wins first-ever interim payment from settlement
Class Actions 2022-06-17 4:24 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has granted a litigation funder for two franchisee class actions against 7-Eleven an interim payment to cover its costs ahead of a ruling […]

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Salter Bros scores win in suit against former Hendry Group CEO
Corporate 2022-06-17 3:32 pm By Sam Matthews

Salter Brothers has won its lawsuit against former Hendry Group CEO Emma Hendry alleging the firm was misled into investing millions of dollars into the […]

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‘Unsatisfactory state of affairs’: 7-Eleven class action funder wants $16.6M advance on payout
Class Actions 2022-06-15 4:49 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A litigation funder for two franchisee class actions against 7-Eleven has asked a court for a $16.6 million payout to cover its costs before a […]

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Mayfair’s James Mawhinney agrees to steer clear of IPO Wealth investors
Class Actions 2022-06-10 3:41 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Mayfair Groupā€™s James Mawhinney has given an undertaking to not contact group members in a class action against a trustee of the collapsed IPO Wealth […]

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Class action should foot the bill for first ever group costs order, judge says
Class Actions 2022-06-07 3:34 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge who ordered the first ever group costs order in a class action has found that the costs of the application should be borne […]

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Class action wants BSA to double first payment under $20M settlement
Class Actions 2022-06-07 2:33 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Technicians bringing a class action against BSA have argued it should double its first settlement payment using money raised in its 2022 prospectus after the […]

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Class action settlement with IPO Wealth trustee ā€˜a lot lessā€™ than investorsā€™ claims, court told
Restructuring & Insolvency 2022-06-02 6:30 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Investors in Mayfair Groupā€™s collapsed IPO Wealth Fund stand to recoup ā€œa lot lessā€ than their alleged $67 million in losses from a settlement in […]

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$27M pelvic mesh class action settlement offer pulled amid ‘financial difficulties’
Class Actions 2022-06-01 2:11 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Settlement talks in a class action on behalf of women injured by allegedly defective pelvic mesh products have failed after Astora Health took a long-standing […]

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Law firm’s tiered contingency fee in doubt in Beach Energy class actions
Class Actions 2022-05-19 2:44 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge deciding one of the first ever applications by a law firm for a percentage cut of a class action will have to determine […]

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