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A class action against United Petroleum by franchisees alleging they were forced to run loss-making Pie Face stores has found two funders to bankroll the case, one of which is based in Hong Kong.
A global settlement may now be within reach in a class action brought by Navy technicians over training contracts after a larger number of same group members' claims have been assessed, a court has heard.
A law firm running a franchisee class action against United Petroleum has been accused of involvement in a public relations campaign that allegedly damaged the petrol chain’s reputation and depicted it as "evil".
Four group members have resolved their challenges to settlement payouts in a franchisee class action against 7-Eleven, and a judge has accepted he need not review the confidential deals.
Queensland is facing a class action investigation on behalf of detainees who were allegedly subjected to isolation, excessive force and other harmful conditions at five youth detention centres in the state.
A racial discrimination class action against the Northern Territory government and its police commissioner could "call into question" policing across the territory, a judge has said.
Following the death of the 85-year old founder of famed Machiavelli Ristorante in Sydney, siblings Paola Toppi and Walter Toppi have racked up almost $1 million in legal costs fighting over the $2 million estate.
A franchisee class action against United Petroleum over alleged loss-making Pie Face stores has been ordered to hand over $3.7 million in security, with a judge finding it was not likely to stultify the class action.
The fact that at least three funders are open to backing a franchisee class action against United Petroleum should doom the class action's opposition to the petrol chain's bid for $2.3 million in security, a court has heard.