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A judge has found that RAMS breached its duty of good faith by terminating a franchise agreement on Westpac’s recommendation without resolving concerns about the evidence backing its decision, but tossed unconscionable conduct claims against the home loans business.
Lawyers have welcomed a judge's orders that AI be used in class actions to improve efficiency, but warned it could remove opportunities for junior solicitors to hone necessary skills.
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A judge has hit the liquidators of failed construction giant Ralan with costs following an adjourned hearing, but declined to find the use of AI was cause for an adverse costs order.
The Full Federal Court has rejected an appeal by the applicant in a class action on behalf of post graduate students who claims he was underpaid by the University of Sydney.
Westpac's former home lending business RAMS will pay $29.6 million to resolve a class action over the termination of agreements with franchisees.
A securities class action against Boral will go mediation before the former Chief Justice of the Federal Court early next year, with a judge saying the High Court will likely hand down its much-anticipated judgment in the CBA class action before then.
Defunct Westpac subsidiary RAMS Financial Group has agreed to settle a class action over the termination of franchise agreements.
The Full Court has rejected trading platform Plus500's bid to stay a class action by investors who lost money on highly leveraged contracts for difference in light of an arbitration clause in its terms and conditions, upholding a finding that the clause was an unfair contract term.
Privately-owned oil and gas exploration company Timor Resources has filed proceedings against its founder and the company's accountant, seeking access to deleted emails and Whatsapp messages.
A judge has scolded the parties in a price-fixing case against Downer EDI's Spotless and Ventia for not conferring long enough to finalise critical documents ahead of trial, saying he should have ordered they stay in a room "without bread and water" until the task was complete.