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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.
Western Australia-based wagering company Playwest has sued Apple after its app was removed from the App Store without notice over alleged fraud concerns.
Settling a split in authorities from the 19th century, an appeals court has found that a solicitor’s lien applies over all money held in a client’s trust account and covers the costs of enforcing unpaid legal fees, not just the bill itself.
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.
A class action over Medicare rebates for fertility treatments has flagged a constitutional fight in the case, saying Victoria's limitations legislation was inconsistent with federal human rights laws.
A discrimination class action has got the go-ahead to revise its case over a Western Australia law allowing detention of residents who defaulted on fines, which is said to have disproportionately affected Indigenous people.
The state of Victoria wants to declass a representative proceeding brought on behalf of climate protesters over Victoria Police's use of pepper spray, telling a judge it is prepared to negotiate individually with the 50 group members.
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.
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A judge has ruled that reality television personality Venous Behbahani-Clark was not validly gifted a $2 million Toorak home by her sister and the sister's ex-husband Alex Waislitz, resolving proceedings the judge called lengthy and disproportionate.