If evidence were needed that courts are not rubber stamping class action settlements, the scrutiny of multi-million dollar agreements in 2021 is proof positive that […]
Class action settlement totals skyrocketed to over $900 million last year, and one law firm negotiated the lion’s share, with $672 million in settlements under […]
More than 18 months after a split emerged among the courts, the Full Federal Court will weigh in on whether judges have power to shut […]
The Full Court is set to examine whether the Federal Court has the power to make class closure orders prior to mediation, weighing on one […]
Fearing passage of a contentious bill in parliament that threatens to curb open class actions, plaintiffs law firms and funders have raced to court with […]
The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group has been hit with a class action for having āunfairā terms in its credit card contracts that allegedly […]
The battle to lead a shareholder class action against Nuix over its $1.8 billion initial public offering is on, with a second class action lobbed […]
A judge overseeing a climate change class action against the government will be invited to visit the Torres Strait to see the alleged erosion of […]
A court has summarily dismissed a lawsuit accusing the Victorian government of acting unlawfully by improving the Western Highway and threatening to harm six ‘directions’ […]
Embattled technology company Nuix has been hit with a shareholder class action over its $1.8 billion December float on the ASX. Shine Lawyers is the […]