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Remarks from bench show Full Court judges lean in favour of CFOs
Class Actions 2023-03-06 11:57 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Two judges on the Full Court bench hearing arguments over power to make common fund orders when approving class action settlements appeared to tip their […]

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Full Court orders rehearing in Erin Molan defamation case
Defamation 2023-03-06 6:30 pm By Sam Matthews

The Full Federal Court has set aside a $150,000 defamation judgment for sports presenter Erin Molan and remitted the matter for a new trial, after […]

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Government backs union suit against McDonald’s over class action
Employment 2023-03-06 4:22 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Albanese government will urge the court to shut down a Shine Lawyers-led class action against McDonald’s for allegedly denying workers rest breaks and allow […]

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Montara oil spill class action firm, funder score half of $192.5M settlement
Class Actions 2023-03-03 11:03 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has largely approved the funder’s commission and legal fees to be deducted from a $192.5 million settlement of a class action against oil […]

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Daily Mail says Erin Molan’s ‘egregious conduct’ warrants reversal of $150,000 damages award
Defamation 2023-03-02 11:20 pm By Sam Matthews

The Daily Mail has argued that Nine sports presenter Erin Molan should be stripped of a $150,000 defamation damages award because of her history of […]

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S&P fights ‘significant’ expansion of class action over CDO ratings
Class Actions 2023-03-01 10:28 pm By Sam Matthews

S&P Global is fighting bids to expand a class action alleging systemic defects in its ratings systems to a new type of complex financial product […]

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Lisa Wilkinson says rape claim against Bruce Lehrmann ‘substantially true’
Defamation 2023-03-01 10:22 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Television presenter Lisa Wilkinson has filed her defence to a defamation suit by accused rapist Bruce Lehrmann, arguing the claim that he raped fellow Liberal […]

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Question of power to make settlement CFOs sent back to Full Court
Class Actions 2023-02-28 4:27 pm By Christine Caulfield

The divisive issue of whether judges are empowered to make a common fund order to distribute the costs of a funding commission at the settlement […]

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In Jaguar Land Rover class action contest, ‘innovative’ funding model challenged
Automotive 2023-02-28 5:23 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A law firm has questioned an ā€œinnovativeā€ funding model proposed by its rival in a contest to run a class action against Jaguar Land Rover […]

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Slew of insurers targeted in Virgin bond holders class action
Class Actions 2023-02-24 4:51 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A class action accusing Virgin Australia of failing to disclose its true financial position in a 2019 prospectus for a $324 million capital raising is […]

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