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7-Eleven class action judge OKs $2.25M in costs of settlement approval argument
Class Actions 2023-05-11 3:04 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge overseeing two 7-Eleven class actions has signed off on $2.25 million in costs incurred by the funder and lawyers in their pitched battle […]

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Class action against NT government alleging institutional racism must clarify case
Human Rights 2023-04-27 3:54 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has told a class action applicant alleging institutional racism targeting the Indigenous population of a remote NT community to clarify his case over […]

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Law firm expresses ‘regret’ as Aveo pays just $11M to settle class action
Class Actions 2023-03-28 4:09 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A class action against Aveo Group has settled for $11 million mid trial, with the law firm that brought the case expressing regret for any […]

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7-Eleven class action funder to appeal denial of CFO
Class Actions 2023-03-06 4:52 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has approved a $12 million payment to the funder of two franchisee class actions against 7-Eleven, even as the funder plans to appeal […]

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United Petroleum franchisees can’t stay lawsuits in light of class action
Class Actions 2023-03-06 11:25 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has declined a bid by former United Petroleum franchisees to stay two Federal Court proceedings in light of a class action against the […]

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7-Eleven class action judge says CFOs never available, slashes funder’s payout
7-Eleven 2023-02-14 10:30 am By Cindy Cameronne

The High Court killed off all common fund orders, not just the kind sought at the start of a class action, a judge has said […]

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Law firm’s $16.6M payday OK’d over 7-Eleven class action contradictor’s protests
Class Actions 2023-02-14 11:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has blessed a law firm’s $16.6 million legal bill for running two franchisee class actions against 7-Eleven despite a contradictor’s argument that it […]

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WA government takes early swing at Banksia Hill class action
Class Actions 2023-02-08 4:45 pm By Sam Matthews

The Western Australia government has foreshadowed a strike-out application just one month after being hit with a class action on behalf of detainees in the […]

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United Petroleum hit with franchisee class action over ‘unprofitable’ Pie Face stores
Class Actions 2023-02-02 10:21 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

United Petroleum has been hit with a class action on behalf of franchisees who allege they suffered loss when the petrol giant installed loss-making Pie […]

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Class action against WA on behalf of fine defaulters trashed
Class Actions 2023-01-10 2:13 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Western Australian government has won its bid to strike out a class action that seeks damages for alleged discrimination against First Nations Australians detained […]

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