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Boral wants a judge to wait until the High Court delivers a judgment in cases against CBA before issuing his decision in shareholder class actions against the building materials giant. But the applicant says the court can’t wait for “perfect clarification” of the law.
A judge has struck out claims against Google’s parent company Alphabet in a class action alleging the digital giant abused its dominance in digital advertising, finding they were "ambiguous".
A judge has disregarded submissions by a class action solicitor appearing to critique the court's exercise of its procedural powers, “affronted” that the lawyer seemed to suggest she needed to be “educated”.
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A judge has disregarded submissions made by a class action solicitor appearing to critique the court's exercise of its procedural powers, “affronted” that the submissions seemed to suggest that she needed to be “educated”.
The Commonwealth Bank has avoided a separate hearing over its cross-appeal in shareholder class actions that have reached the High Court.
A judge has granted the first-ever application to vary a contingency fee in a class action that has yet to reach settlement or judgment, but has warned his decision doesn't set a precedent for “routine variation” of group costs orders.
A judge hearing a class action alleging the Northern Territory public housing authority failed to maintain habitable public housing in remote Aboriginal communities has declined to vacate an October hearing and has limited the scope of the initial trial.
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The first phase of trial in a class action alleging the Northern Territory public housing authority failed to maintain habitable public housing in remote Aboriginal communities will centre on breach of contract claims, with discrimination and unconscionable conduct claims to be heard later.
Victoria may appeal a decision in a class action that found police unlawfully deployed pepper spray at a 2019 protest, a court has heard, as the state loses a bid to avoid the applicant's full legal costs.
CBA plans to file a cross-appeal in the class actions before the High Court, contending the shareholders -- who argue they should have won their loss case -- failed to establish disclosure breaches at the threshold.