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Logistics company Brambles has lost its bid to pause costs orders while it prepares an appeal of the first post-trial win for a shareholder class action, while also flagging a bid to stay determination of group member claims.
The lead shareholder in class actions against CBA has urged the High Court to take a "common sense" approach to loss causation in securities cases, as endorsed by the Full Federal Court in last month's ruling for Worley's investors.
Sportsbet has been ordered to provide a class action with audit position papers from the tax office, as the applicants look to interrogate whether the ATO might exercise its discretion to refund Sportsbet's payments if the company loses the case.
A class action alleging Sportsbet provided unlawful gambling services plans to cross-examine its CEO over his claim the company would not have offered the bets if it knew they were illegal, with the court hearing he relied on legal advice.
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner has found telco Optus failed to protect the data of customers whose personal information was listed in the White Pages after they sought an unlisted number.
Building materials giant James Hardie faces a shareholder class action after its share price dropped 34 per cent on the back of a FY26 earnings guidance downgrade.
After handing down the first post-trial win for a shareholder class action on damages, a judge has assessed the figure owing the lead applicants, and made orders for a lump sum assessment of costs, which he estimated at $20 million.
The Commonwealth Bank has urged the High Court to uphold a ruling rejecting shareholders' damages claims in two class actions, saying the decision correctly rejected their "conflation of materiality with loss".
The former chief operating officer of mowing franchise Jim's Group has won court approval to tweak claims in a lawsuit alleging he was sacked for reporting financial irregularities and potential fraud.
Apple will bring a “full-bodied” opposition to a bid to expand a class action over the running of its App Store, after a judge found the tech company engaged in anti-competitive conduct in the app marketplace last year.