A judge has cut Slater & Gordon’s 33% contingency fee in a class action against Insurance Australia, saying it was too high since there was nothing “particularly novel” about the case.
A class action against Toyota Finance has argued it can add new claims that are out of time because Victorian courts cannot factor in the loss of limitations defences in deciding whether to allow amendments.
An investor class action against failed advisory firm Linchpin Capital and its former directors has won its bid to claim its losses against a $10 million insurance policy from AIG.
The competition regulator plans to block a group of Catholic hospital operators from collectively boycotting large private health insurers in the event funding negotiations fail.
Maurice Blackburn should provide $1.77 million in security in a class action over add-on insurance because the firm faces high risks in other class actions which could affect its ability to cover an adverse costs order, a court has heard.
The lead auditor for the collapsed Greensill group, which was wound up in 2021 with claims over $1.7 billion, has been suspended until June 2026 for failing to adequately carry out his duties.
The judge hearing ASIC’s case against super fund Cbus has criticised the practice of exchanging concise statements and responses, saying it was a “false economy” of time and cost savings.
A class action on behalf of 700 patients alleging Monash IVF destroyed potentially viable embryos has told a court the majority of late registrants should not share in the $56 million settlement.
A new class action alleges IAG unit NRMA slugged returning policyholders with an algorithm-determined “loyalty tax” on their home and contents insurance.
An insurer has failed in a bid to appeal to the High Court a case it said had implications for competition in the market for lawyers professional indemnity insurance in NSW.