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Group members to get $5.7M from ‘disappointing’ Deloitte class action settlement
Securities 2023-10-19 3:46 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has signed off on a $18.5 million settlement in a six-year-old shareholder class action against Deloitte over its audits of collapsed construction group […]

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Epic Games cases against Google, Apple to run alongside class actions
John Sheahan 2023-09-28 10:11 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered lawsuits by Fortnite owner Epic Games against Apple and Google to be heard together with class actions against the tech giants […]

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Class action members reap rewards of competition, but at what cost?
Analysis 2023-09-21 11:55 pm By Sam Matthews

The judge who rewarded the law firm with the lowest ever GCO proposal with carriage of an $80 million class action this week noted the […]

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Record-low GCO rate in Star class action not loss-leading pricing, judge says
Class Actions 2023-09-20 11:33 pm By Christine Caulfield

The winning, 14 per cent contingency fee proposal by Slater & Gordon in a fight to run a class action against Star Entertainment was not […]

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Law firm with lowest ever GCO wins battle to run Star class action
Class Actions 2023-09-19 12:12 pm By Sam Matthews

One law firm has emerged victorious in a four-way contest to run a shareholder class action against Star Entertainment with the lowest proposed group costs […]

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Law firms to team up in shareholder class action against Medibank
Securities 2023-09-06 11:44 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has approved a bid to consolidate two shareholder class actions against Medibank over a cyberattack that affected 10 million customers, finding that having […]

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Deloitte may ask court to keep lid on class action settlement
Class Actions 2023-08-24 2:35 pm By Sam Matthews

Deloitte may seek confidentiality orders over the amount it agreed to pay to settle a shareholder class action over its audits of collapsed construction group […]

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Deloitte settles class action over Hastie audits
Settlement 2023-08-16 10:13 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Deloitte has settled a shareholder class action over its audits of collapsed construction group Hastie, a case which dragged on for six years as the […]

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Lawyers can lose focus on clients’ interests in competing class actions, court says
Class Actions 2023-06-30 5:29 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has cautioned two law firms running competing shareholder class actions over last October’s cyber attack on Medibank that they must keep their focus […]

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Firm with lowest contingency fee wins praise in Star class action beauty parade
Class Actions 2023-06-28 11:41 pm By Sam Matthews

As the knives come out in a contest between four law firms battling to run an $80 million class action against Star Entertainment, a court-appointed […]

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