Luxury car makers BMW and Mercedes-Benz are facing separate $100 million class actions over the alleged use of cheat devices on emissions tests. Gerard Malouf […]
The NSW Court of Appeal has passed on the question of whether a judge can make a common fund order when a class action settles […]
Luxury car maker BMW has told the NSW Court of Appeal that the courts do not have power to make common fund orders at any […]
Common fund orders are again under scrutiny in a class action which was at the centre of the High Court’s decision to strike down the […]
Seven car makers defending class actions over defective Takata airbags have confirmed they will not be challenging a landmark decision that set aside a pre-settlement […]
An appeals court has overturned a ruling ordering class closure in seven representative proceedings against car makers over defective Takata airbags, finding courts do not […]
The lead applicants in seven class actions against auto manufacturers over explosive Takata airbags have criticised the courts for losing their way in ensuring justice […]
Litigation funder IMF Bentham has shrugged off concerns about the High Court’s recent ruling on common fund orders, telling investors that it’s in a position […]
The applicants in a group of class actions over defective Takata airbags are pushing ahead with a challenge to the power of the NSW Supreme […]
Judges have no power to order all class action members to pay a proportion of a litigation funder’s commission out of their share of a […]