A judge has criticised the pleadings in class actions against ANZ, Macquarie and Westpac over flexible commission schemes for car dealers, saying they were “inappropriate and unhelpful” in referring to documents in the banking royal commission.Ā
A contradictor appointed to represent group members’ interests in relation to a $100 million settlement in a class action against AMP wants to shave $2.6 million off the funderās cut, telling the court that deductions for ATE insurance and administrative fees should not be approved.
A class action trial has heard that allegedly flammable Alucobond panels provided by 3A Composites and supplier Halifax Vogel are comparable to petrol and could present an āinsurmountable challengeā to containing a fire.
A judge has found energy company AGL committed thousands of contraventions of the Retail Rules by continuing to deduct payments from welfare recipients after they had closed their accounts.
Telstra’s case against two family members of a former employee accused of stealing millions of dollars in phones and other electronics has been paused pending the outcome of criminal proceedings, with a court finding the telco’s pursuit of proceeds of the alleged crime would prejudice the pair’s right to silence.
Medibank has lost its bid for class closure orders that would have required group members in a shareholder class action over its 2022 data breach to register prior to mediation to receive part of any settlement, with a judge finding it was ānot appropriateā to exclude them from any deal struck shortly before trial.Ā
Contractor Kingfisher Mobile has dropped a claim against Telstra in a $45 million lawsuit alleging the telco breached a November 2022 contract when it engaged a new provider to take over.Ā
Transurban has settled a lawsuit by the former head of legal for its West Gate Tunnel project alleging she was made redundant after complaining about a “culture of fear and intimidation on the project”.
Characterising a settled lawsuit by a Westpac senior executive alleging employment breaches as a “private” matter, a judge has made broad confidentiality orders that bar public access to the case.
Lendlease, which is facing claims by a former Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills partner over its alleged “aggressive taxation position”, has failed in its bid for orders that evidence of the partner’s alleged loss be filed before mediation.