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A judge overseeing competing shareholder class actions against James Hardie has said the judge who hears a carriage fight and applications for a group costs order should preside over the trial to avoid inefficiencies.
Two law firms will battle for carriage of a shareholder class action against hearing device manufacturer Cochlear, a court has heard.
An appeals court has tossed Maurice Blackburn’s challenge to a judge’s decision to cut its share of an $87 million settlement in a class action against Hino by $10 million.
A law firm has won a 39 per cent cut of a $27 million class action settlement with vehicle leasing company FleetPartners, the largest contingency fee percentage awarded to date.
Maurice Blackburn is seeking to increase its cut of an $87 million settlement in a class action against Hino after a court slashed the payout by $10 million.
A judge has slammed NAB for failing to comply with court orders in a negligence case against the bank, calling its actions "discourteous and unacceptable".
A software engineer for Sportsbet has faced cross-examination over the role of phone operators in placing bets for users of its Fast Code betting, in a class action trial that alleges the system was not a true telephone betting service.
The lead applicant in a class action against Sportsbet over its fast code betting service has admitted he never questioned whether the system was lawful until meeting with class action lawyers at Maurice Blackburn.
Hitting back at a class action's claims that it breached gambling laws with its 'fast code' betting, Sportsbet told a trial judge on Tuesday its representatons about the service were true, and that in any case punters weren't entitled to damages that didn't account for winnings.
As proof of its popularity as a class action jurisdiction, the Supreme Court of Victoria will hear opening submissions in three class action trials on Monday, an unprecedented number in a single day for the court.