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Strip search class action says NSW trying again to declass case
Class Actions 2025-10-31 11:21 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A class action against NSW over festival strip searches says the state is attempting, again, to declass the proceeding after the lead applicant was awarded $93,000 in damages.

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CBRE hits back at claims employee was falsely accused of killing rabbit
Employment 2025-10-31 11:23 pm By Cindy Cameronne

CBRE has denied taking unlawful adverse action against an employee who alleges he was forced to continue working with a manager who falsely accused him of killing his rabbit and asked him which female coworkers he would have sex with. 

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iSignthis, Grant Thornton point the finger in class action defence
Class Actions 2025-10-31 11:54 pm By Sam Matthews

iSignthis and auditor Grant Thornton have each pointed the finger at each other in response to a shareholder class action over the delisted fintech’s 2018 financial statements.

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GHD flags cross-claims in Hunter Valley bus crash class action
Class Actions 2025-10-31 11:40 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Engineering firm GHD Australia, which has recently been joined to a class action over a bus crash in NSW’s Hunter Valley that killed 10 passengers, has flagged bringing its own cross-claims.

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Nine says Al Muderis defamation appeal can’t be heard over 10 days
Defamation 2025-10-31 11:19 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Nine has asked for more details of celebrity surgeon Dr Munjed Al Muderis’ challenge to the dismissal of his defamation case against the broadcaster, and says 10 days is not enough to hear the appeal.

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‘Very concerned’: Judge wants to hear from late EML class action members
Class Actions 2025-10-30 11:48 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has adjourned a hearing seeking approval of a $37.35 million settlement in a shareholder class action against EML Payments over concerns about the exclusion of late registrants and claims.

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NSW Police to appeal ruling in strip search class action
Class Actions 2025-10-30 11:55 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The NSW government is planning to appeal a ruling that ordered it to pay $93,000 in damages to the lead plaintiff in a class action over police strip search at music festivals.

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Herald Sun wants to shut down Groth privacy case before trial
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2025-10-30 11:07 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The publisher of the Herald Sun has filed a strike-out application against novel privacy claims by the wife of Victorian Liberals’ deputy leader Sam Groth, saying it was exempt as a news outlet.

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Class action can encourage Dillwynia inmates to sign up, court says
Personal injury 2025-10-30 11:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A class action by inmates in the Dillwynia Women’ s Correctional Centre who were allegedly sexually assaulted by a corrections officer can send a notice encouraging — but not requiring — group members to sign up.

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IVF rebate class action faces bid to cut egg donors from case
Class Actions 2025-10-30 11:10 pm By Sam Matthews

The federal government has flagged its intention to bring a strike-out application to narrow the group member definition in a class action by single women and same-sex couples who were denied Medicare rebates for IVF.

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