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ICAC’s findings against Berejiklian based on ‘depressing view of human life’, court told
Appealing findings of serious corrupt conduct over her award of state funds to the district of then boyfriend and member of parliament Daryl Maguire, former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian has told a court politicians can have "personal attachments" while still acting in the public interest.
Airbags class action against Volkswagen suffers High Court loss
The High Court has refused special leave in a failed class action against Volkswagen over allegedly defective Takata airbags.
App store class actions funder can view ‘sensitive’ Apple data
Apple has failed to prevent a funder from accessing data that will allow it to estimate potential damages in a class action it's bankrolling over allegedly anti-competitive app store restrictions.
Google, Apple to argue app store restrictions needed to protect security, IP
Google and Apple will argue at an upcoming trial that allegedly anti-competitive app marketplace restrictions were necessary to protect security and intellectual property.
High Court grants special leave in Toyota class action
The High Court has agreed to weigh in on how damages for reduction in value should be calculated under the Australian Consumer Law, granted competing special leave applications in a class action against Toyota over defective diesel filters.
Gilbert + Tobin seals the deal to lead Jaguar class action
Gilbert + Tobin and the funder backing a class action against Jaguar Land Rover over allegedly defective diesel filters have given an undertaking that they won't seek more than 25 per cent of any settlement or judgment, sealing the deal to run the case after triumphing in a carriage contest.
Law firm fight over Jaguar Land Rover class actions not over yet
Maurice Blackburn looks set to appeal a decision booting its class action against Jaguar Land Rover in favour of a case by a rival law firm whose experience in a similar class action was the deciding factor in a carriage contest.
Experience trumps funding model in Jaguar Land Rover beauty parade
A judge has awarded carriage of a class action against Jaguar Land Rover over allegedly defective diesel filters to a law firm that won a similar case against another car maker, saying the firm's experience was not a "neutral factor".
Berejiklian’s ICAC challenge must run ‘expeditiously’, says judge
A judge has set down former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian’s bid to overturn a corruption finding by ICAC for a hearing in February and urged both sides to run the case expeditiously, saying speed would be a "hallmark" of the proceedings.
High Court asked to revive Volkswagen airbags class action
A failed class action against Volkswagen over Takata airbags is seeking special leave from the High Court, arguing an appeals court was wrong to find a reasonable consumer would be comfortable with an airbag that posed a potential risk of rupture.