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Common fund order in stolen wages class action survives High Court ruling
Class Actions 2020-01-17 10:25 pm By Christine Caulfield

A common fund order granting the litigation funder behind the stolen wages class action 20 per cent of a $190 million settlement remains in force […]

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Top 10 class action settlements of 2019
Class Actions 2020-01-09 11:21 pm By Christine Caulfield

Companies and other defendants forked over big sums last year to settle more than 20 class actions, with a total of at least $734 million […]

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Judge OKs $190M stolen wages class action settlement, says funder’s cut fair
Class Actions 2019-12-19 11:33 pm By Christine Caulfield

Calling it the largest human rights case in Australia’s history, a judge has signed off on a $190 million settlement in a class action against […]

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Funder of stolen wages class action fights to keep common fund order alive
Class Actions 2019-12-18 11:30 pm By Christine Caulfield

Arguing it shouldn’t be the victim of an “accident of timing”, the funder that bankrolled the landmark stolen wages class action is fighting to save […]

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Court approves settlement in NSW ambulance privacy class action
Class Actions 2019-12-10 4:12 pm By Miklos Bolza

The NSW Supreme Court has approved a settlement in Australia’s first privacy class action, which was brought against the NSW government over a data breach […]

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Dam operators found negligent in Queensland floods class actions
Class Actions 2019-11-29 11:41 am By Miklos Bolza

The NSW Supreme Court has ruled against the operators of two Queensland dams as well as the state government, finding they were vicariously liable for […]

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Judge to look at legal costs in stolen wages class action
Class Actions 2019-11-22 10:20 pm By Christine Caulfield

A hearing for approval of a $190 million settlement in a historic class action over unpaid wages to thousands of Indigenous workers has been adjourned […]

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Settlement reached in NSW ambulance privacy class action
Class Actions 2019-11-07 1:24 pm By Miklos Bolza

A class action against the NSW government over a contractor who took private details of 130 ambulance workers to on-sell to personal injury law firms, […]

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Security ordered in light rail class action amid $2.26M Lander & Rogers discovery bill
Class Actions 2019-08-23 4:56 pm By Miklos Bolza

The NSW Supreme Court has ordered the lead plaintiff in a class action over the Sydney light rail construction project to pay $1.25 million in […]

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ABC on ‘fishing expedition’ for documents in AFP raid case, judge says
Media 2019-08-20 9:00 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has lost a bid for the documents behind an Australian Federal Police warrant to search its headquarters, with a Federal Court […]

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