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IMF Bentham CEO says funders must evolve with ever-changing class action regime
Business of Law 2020-03-05 1:11 pm By Christine Caulfield

As Victoria looks set to pass legislation allowing law firms to cut litigation funders out of class action work, and the High Court increases the […]

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Government reaches settlement in toxic foam class actions
Class Actions 2020-02-27 10:55 am By Cat Fredenburgh

A settlement has been reached in three class action against the Commonwealth of Australia over the use of allegedly toxic firefighting foam at government military […]

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No end in sight for epic Queensland floods class action
Class Actions 2020-02-21 12:45 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Dam operator Seqwater will appeal its loss in a long-running class action over the 2011 Queensland floods that destroyed over 2,000 homes, a move derided […]

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Queensland won’t appeal loss in floods class action
Class Actions 2019-12-13 12:29 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The State of Queensland will not appeal a ruling that found it, as well as the operators of two Queensland dams, were negligent in the […]

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$42M Murray Goulburn settlement wins approval, but fight over funder’s cut still on
Class Actions 2019-12-06 2:56 pm By Christine Caulfield

Two months after rejecting the deal because the litigation funder’s cut appeared excessive, a judge has approved a $42 million class action settlement with Murray […]

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Group members to get $100 or less under $1.5M ANZ class action settlement
Class Actions 2019-12-06 1:54 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has given the green light to a $1.5 million settlement in a long-running class action against ANZ alleging it slapped customers with illegal […]

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Settlement approval in second Murray Goulburn class action could be ‘messier’, judge says
Class Actions 2019-12-03 2:01 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has rejected a proposal to jointly hear argument for approval of settlements in two class actions against milk supplier Murray Goulburn, saying the […]

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Funder to earn up to $130M from Queensland floods class action
Class Actions 2019-12-02 4:55 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Funder IMF Bentham expects to bring in up to $130 million in income for backing the Queensland floods class action, after a judge ruled last […]

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Judgment day in $1B Queensland floods class action
Class Actions 2019-11-28 3:13 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Eight years after floods in Southeast Queensland destroyed more than 2,000 homes, a judge will deliver his ruling in two class actions seeking a record […]

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Funder won’t fight court’s power to vary class action commission
Class Actions 2019-11-15 10:32 pm By Christine Caulfield

Whether judges can alter the terms of litigation funding agreements in class actions is a question that will remain unsettled for now, after litigation funder […]

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