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Oil spill class action funder drops injunction bid against barrister
Class Actions 2022-12-05 8:33 pm By Christine Caulfield

A litigation funder has abandoned its case seeking to prevent counsel retained by the lead applicant in the settled Montara oil spill class action from […]

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PTTEP class action funder asks court to muzzle barrister
Class Actions 2022-11-30 5:25 pm By Christine Caulfield

The funder bankrolling the settled class action against oil exploration company PTTEP wants a court-ordered injunction against a barrister to prevent him from giving independent […]

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A Gender Revolution: A fairer future for women under new workplace laws
Expert Insights 2022-11-30 10:57 pm By Editor

With the passage of the Respect@Work and Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bills before Christmas this year, the Federal Government will have done more to make […]

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Court can’t use general power under class action regime to dispense with opt out notice, judge says
Class Actions 2022-11-25 10:26 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge overseeing the Montara oil spill class action has found the Federal Court’s broad discretion under the class action regime is “outflanked” by the […]

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Government ditches ‘costs neutrality’ model in Respect at Work bill
Policy and Regulation 2022-11-25 4:23 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Albanese government has removed provisions from sex harassment legislation that passed the senate on Friday which would have forced parties to bear their own […]

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Judge asks if tiered contingency fee ‘meaningless’ in Crown class action
Class Actions 2022-11-24 11:35 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has questioned a tiered contingency fee arrangement in a proposed group costs order by the law firm running a shareholder class action against […]

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Class action woes mount for Toyota unit Hino over emissions cheating
Class Actions 2022-11-22 9:29 am By Christine Caulfield

Already facing one Australian class action for cheating on diesel emissions tests, Toyota unit Hino is the subject of a fresh class action probe announced […]

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Settlement in Montara oil spill class action revealed to be worth $192.5M
Class Actions 2022-11-21 11:39 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

In one of the year’s biggest class action settlements, PTTEP Australasia has agreed to pay $192.5 million to settle a representative action over a 2009 […]

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Bentleys sued over alleged sexual harassment by senior exec
Employment 2022-11-21 3:30 pm By Sam Matthews

Sydney advisory and accounting firm Bentleys has been hit with a lawsuit by a former HR adviser alleging sexual assault, harassment and “exhibitionist and shocking […]

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PTTEP settles oil spill class action amid disputes over funding, costs
Class Actions 2022-11-18 4:50 pm By Cindy Cameronne

PTTEP Australasia has settled a class action over one of Australia’s largest oil spills, more than a year after a judge ruled that the oil […]

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