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‘Very concerned’: Judge wants to hear from late EML class action members
Class Actions 2025-10-30 11:48 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has adjourned a hearing seeking approval of a $37.35 million settlement in a shareholder class action against EML Payments over concerns about the exclusion of late registrants and claims.

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Herald Sun wants to shut down Groth privacy case before trial
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2025-10-30 11:07 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The publisher of the Herald Sun has filed a strike-out application against novel privacy claims by the wife of Victorian Liberals’ deputy leader Sam Groth, saying it was exempt as a news outlet.

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Fraudster Chris Marco cops record 14-year sentence for Ponzi scheme
White Collar 2025-10-30 11:06 pm By Christine Caulfield

A court has slapped a 14-year jail term on Perth businessman Chris Marco, after a jury found him guilty of 43 charges connected to a $34 million fraud on investors.

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Class action can encourage Dillwynia inmates to sign up, court says
Personal injury 2025-10-30 11:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A class action by inmates in the Dillwynia Women’ s Correctional Centre who were allegedly sexually assaulted by a corrections officer can send a notice encouraging — but not requiring — group members to sign up.

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IVF rebate class action faces bid to cut egg donors from case
Class Actions 2025-10-30 11:10 pm By Sam Matthews

The federal government has flagged its intention to bring a strike-out application to narrow the group member definition in a class action by single women and same-sex couples who were denied Medicare rebates for IVF.

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Court to hear class action firm’s novel application to vary GCO rate
Class Actions 2025-10-29 11:55 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge will appoint a contradictor to weigh in on a class action’s novel bid to vary the rate of a group costs order, just two months after the court approved a lower rate than was sought by the firm that’s running the case.

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Law firm with higher contingency fee prevails in Paladin class action contest
Class Actions 2025-10-29 11:40 pm By Christine Caulfield

The firm wants a bigger slice of any recovery in its case against Paladin Energy, but its clearer funding arrangement and realistic litigation budget give it the edge over a rival class action outfit, a judge has found.

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Heran Group loses round against builder over $128M Main Beach development
Construction 2025-10-30 11:56 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A Heran Group unit has lost its challenge to orders that $4.8 million be paid to a Queensland builder from an escrow account held by HWL Ebsworth amid an appeal in its dispute over a $128 million contract for beachfront apartments. 

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Australian Pacific Coal claims ex-CEO breached duty with mine agreement
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-10-30 11:55 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A judge has found there is a genuine dispute over an agreement for the recommissioning of Australian Pacific Coal’s Dartbrook coal mine in the Hunter Valley and refused to toss a suit alleging its ex-CEO breached her duty by entering into the agreement. 

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MLC Centre tenant may expand misleading conduct case against owner GPT
Real Estate 2025-10-30 11:56 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Office provider Servcorp may amend a lawsuit against former MLC Centre owner GPT alleging it failed to disclose plans for major redevelopment works on the Sydney CBD high-rise before they signed a lease in 2014.

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