UGL shareholders that signed up to a class action against the engineering company over disclosures related to its Ichthys power plant contract will get less […]
The law firm and funder behind a class action against collapsed engineering and construction company Forge Group, former directors and their insurers, which has now […]
A judge’s decision refusing to approve a $42 million settlement in a shareholder class action against Murray Goulburn because of a “too high” funder’s commission […]
A judge has refused to sign off on a $42 million settlement of a class action against dairy giant Murray Goulburn, saying the commission sought […]
A failed challenge by baby food maker Bellamy’s Australia to a decision rejecting its application to limit legal costs in two class actions was “not […]
A judge has indicated he will approve a confidential settlement in a class action brought by a litigation guardian of young Indigenous Australian detainees against […]
Expect increasing emphasis by judges on how much class action members will pocket, as scrutiny of settlements in representative proceedings continues to ramp up, says […]
The judge overseeing multiple class actions against Volkswagen over its dieselgate emissions scandal has said he will āneed persuadingā before reallocating the settlement approval to […]
Crown Resorts has been given the greenlight to challenge a court order allowing former employees to talk to lawyers for a class action over its […]
Concerns about duplicative costs in multiple class actions are better addressed by case management decisions aimed at cutting excessive expense, not by limiting the amount […]