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Law firm bows out of contest to run class actions against Apple, Google
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-12-15 5:31 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A law firm has dropped plans to bring a second set of class actions alleging Apple and Google engaged in anti-competitive conduct in operating their […]

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Court can’t use general power under class action regime to dispense with opt out notice, judge says
Class Actions 2022-11-25 10:26 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge overseeing the Montara oil spill class action has found the Federal Court’s broad discretion under the class action regime is “outflanked” by the […]

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Settlement in Montara oil spill class action revealed to be worth $192.5M
Class Actions 2022-11-21 11:39 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

In one of the year’s biggest class action settlements, PTTEP Australasia has agreed to pay $192.5 million to settle a representative action over a 2009 […]

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Apple flags fight over consolidation of app store competition class actions
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-11-18 5:39 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Apple has foreshadowed a challenge in the event two law firms seek to work together on a consolidated class action that alleges both Apple and […]

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High Court rejects Worley’s plea to weigh in on disclosure test in shareholder class actions
Class Actions 2022-10-21 11:32 pm By Christine Caulfield

In a boost to shareholder class actions, the High Court has dismissed an application by engineering services firm Worley to appeal a finding that companies […]

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Howden can’t use expert report in ‘wasteful’ patent application against Minetek
Intellectual Property 2022-10-11 12:20 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has refused a bid by manufacturer Howden to use an expert report before IP Australia in a dispute accusing rival Minetek of misappropriating […]

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Sacked partner in Lendlease ‘tax dodge’ suit wants Full Court to weigh in on whistleblower laws
Employment 2022-09-19 12:49 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A former Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills partner wants the Full Court to decide whether whistleblower protections apply retrospectively in a $13 million suit alleging […]

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High Court to hear Meta’s challenge to Cambridge Analytica case
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2022-09-16 2:08 pm By Christine Caulfield

The High Court will take up Meta’s challenge to the privacy commissioner’s case over the Cambridge Analytica data breach, giving the court the chance to […]

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Ford class action judge says $100,000 appeal notice to group members pointless
Class Actions 2022-08-18 11:18 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Despite noting that a class action trial and appeal were “unusual”, a judge overseeing a long-running class action against Ford has refused an application to […]

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New competition class actions in the works against Apple, Google
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-07-22 9:10 pm By Sam Matthews

Another law firm is planning competition class actions against Apple and Google over their app stores, just over a month after Phi Finney McDonald filed […]

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