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Cosmetic Institute surgeons can’t declass breast implant action
Class Actions 2023-07-28 4:28 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has tossed out an application by a group of surgeons who formerly worked for The Cosmetic Institute to declass a representative proceeding on […]

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Doctors class action won’t take precedence over union-backed cases
Class Actions 2023-07-19 11:41 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A union representing 54 junior doctors alleging they were systemically underpaid has defeated a bid by NSW Health to stay its case until the determination […]

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Court not obliged to comply with policies NSW ‘dreams up’, class action judge says
Class Actions 2023-07-19 10:58 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has warned the NSW government that the court does not make orders “subject to [its] internal policies” after the state failed to comply […]

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Judge shuts down fight over class action evidence delay after solicitor’s death
Class Actions 2023-07-19 3:49 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has allowed the applicants in a class action against a law firm extra time to file evidence after the death of the solicitor […]

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Court approves $26M settlement in Scenic Tours class action
Class Actions 2023-07-14 9:53 pm By Gareth Baker

A court has approved a $26 million settlement in the long-running class action against cruise operator Scenic Tours, with $7 million earmarked for litigation funder […]

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Junior doctors beat back declassing bid by NSW in overtime case
Employment 2023-07-14 10:33 pm By Christine Caulfield

A junior doctor representing thousands of medical officers in NSW has thwarted an application by the state to declass her group proceeding, with a judge […]

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Sailors win damages in Navy training class action
Class Actions 2023-06-20 2:16 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has awarded $735,000 in damages to nine group members in a class action representing 200 former Royal Australian Navy sailors alleging the Department […]

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Cruise class action wins $23M settlement from Scenic Tours the hard way
Class Actions 2023-06-08 1:46 pm By Sam Matthews

Cruise operator Scenic Tours has agreed to settle a long-running class action with travellers who were promised a “once in a lifetime cruise along the […]

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Declassing orders must be ‘all or nothing’, court told in breast implants class action
Class Actions 2023-06-08 11:25 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A declassing bid by nine doctors in a class action on behalf of women allegedly injured by a one-size-fits-all approach to breast implant surgeries must […]

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Law firm served with class action over employee’s fraud
Class Actions 2023-06-06 11:08 pm By Sam Matthews

A law firm in regional New South Wales has been hit with a class action seeking to hold it liable for the alleged fraud of […]

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