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‘Spectacular waste of time’: REST class action resists soft class closure
A class action against REST Super has opposed a bid for 'soft' class closure, arguing that registration numbers will provide very little information about the group at this stage.
Court urged to reject $18M sinking homes class action settlement
A contradictor has urged a judge to reject an $18 million settlement in a class action over sinking homes, saying that owners' claims that were excluded had not been fully investigated.
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$18M sinking homes class action settlement may not be fair, court told
A contradictor has urged a judge to reject an $18 million settlement in a class action over sinking homes, saying that owners' claims that were excluded had not been fully investigated.
Court rejects J&J’s claim ‘novel’ notice will put off class action members
A court has rejected an objection by J&J to a registration notice in a class action over cold medication that flags the applicant’s opposition to soft class closure.
Judge OKs University of Newcastle’s $7.55M class action settlement
A judge has given the green light to a $7.55 million settlement in a class action against the University of Newcastle over an unaccredited engineering degree.
Origin Energy class action timetable blown out after doc dump
A judge has agreed to push out the timetable in a securities class action again Origin Energy after the final tranche of discovery turned up 33,000 documents. 
Boral class action sent to mediation before ex-Chief Justice
A securities class action against Boral will go mediation before the former Chief Justice of the Federal Court early next year, with a judge saying the High Court will likely hand down its much-anticipated judgment in the CBA class action before then.
Beach Energy settles shareholder class action for $43.5M
Oil and gas company Beach Energy has agreed to pay $43. 5 million to settle a shareholder class action on the eve of trial.
Robodebt class action funder goes to appeals court over payout
Litigation funder Omni Bridgeway is challenging a decision that halved its $71 million commission in the Robodebt class action, which settled for $550 million.
Judge gnashes teeth over ‘repetitive, prolix’ Boral class action
There is a time for everything, as Ecclesiastes says, but who has time for class actions that plead everything and the kitchen sink, a vexed judge wants to know, calling on litigants to home in on the real contest in their cases.