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Judge wants more evidence for law firm’s 30% cut in IAG class action
Insurance 2023-06-30 3:40 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge overseeing a shareholder class action against Insurance Australia Group says more evidence is needed to back the applicant’s bid for an order giving […]

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‘Completely at sea’: Banks push for class closure in flex commissions cases
Class Actions 2023-06-02 10:33 pm By Sam Matthews

Westpac, Macquarie and ANZ are seeking class closure orders ahead of mediation in three class actions over flexible commissions schemes, telling a court hearing they […]

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Firm’s contingency fee re-do wins over judge in class actions against banks
Class Actions 2023-03-03 5:50 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A law firm has won its second bid for a group costs order in three class actions against banks over flexible commission schemes after a […]

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Law firm shaves 0.5% off payout in second go at class action contingency fee
Class Actions 2023-02-23 5:11 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Maurice Blackburn has had a second crack at a group costs order in three class actions against banks over alleged flexible commission schemes after a […]

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Appeals court asked to decide if GCO can ‘travel’ in Arrium class action
Class Actions 2023-02-22 2:10 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has referred to an appeals court the question of whether a group costs order can “travel”, as KPMG continues to push to transfer […]

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Uber loses bid to pare back taxi driver class action
Class Actions 2023-02-20 10:34 am By Sam Matthews

A judge has dismissed Uber’s application to trim down a class action brought by taxi and hire car drivers in four states over the introduction […]

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Ex-Nuix director wants class action shelved until ASIC case wraps up
Class Actions 2023-02-02 4:12 pm By Sam Matthews

A former Nuix director has made a bid to stay a shareholder class action, which accuses the software company of failing to alert the market […]

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Fees, commission to eat up almost half of $25M Fonterra class action settlement
Class Actions 2023-01-19 2:46 pm By Sam Matthews

Group members in a class action against Fonterra are set to reap about $13 million from a $25 million settlement reached with the dairy company, […]

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KPMG’s push to move Arrium class action to NSW goes south
Class Actions 2022-11-18 11:43 pm By Christine Caulfield

The High Court has dismissed an application by accounting giant KPMG to transfer a class action over the collapse of mining company Arrium from Victoria […]

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No contradictor in law firm’s second bid for GCO in ANZ, Westpac class actions
Financial Services 2022-11-18 5:16 pm By Cindy Cameronne

ANZ and Westpac have failed in their bid for a contradictor to weigh in on a contingency fee bid in two class actions, as the […]

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