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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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RCR Tomlinson shareholders reach $40M class action settlement
Class Actions 2023-09-15 11:15 pm By Christine Caulfield

Shareholders of failed engineering firm RCR Tomlinson have secured a $40 million settlement in a class action brought over alleged misleading ASX statements. The in-principle […]

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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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Takata airbags class action against Volkswagen fails again
Appeals 2023-09-05 10:41 am By Cindy Cameronne

A class action against Volkswagen over allegedly deadly Takata airbags has failed a second time after an appeals court found ā€œa merely speculativeā€ risk of […]

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Three law firms team up in battle to run class action against Downer
Class Actions 2023-08-28 11:31 pm By Sam Matthews

The field of competitors in a four-way contest to run a shareholder class action against Downer EDI over a $40 million profit overstatement has narrowed […]

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Ardent Leisure settles class action over Dreamworld tragedy for $26M
Class Actions 2023-08-24 11:55 am By Cat Fredenburgh

A $26 million settlement has been reached in a class action against Ardent Leisure alleging it misled shareholders about safety measures that were in place […]

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IAG class action says 30% GCO can’t be compared to beauty parade rates in Star cases
Class Actions 2023-08-18 2:29 pm By Sam Matthews

In its bid for a 30 per cent group costs order, the applicant in a class action against Insurance Australia Group says the percentage shouldnā€™t […]

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Facing new indictment over hotel quarantine, Victoria wants class action defence kept secret
Class Actions 2023-08-10 2:36 pm By Sam Matthews

The state of Victoria is making a bid to suppress its defence in a class action brought over the 2020 hotel quarantine fiasco, as it […]

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Downer class actions transferred to Victoria Supreme Court
Class Actions 2023-08-08 11:37 pm By Sam Matthews

The Federal Court has granted a bid by plaintiffs in competing class actions against Downer EDI to transfer their cases to the Victoria Supreme Court, […]

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Downer EDI class actions call for stay of rival cases in four-way fight
Class Actions 2023-07-11 5:13 pm By Christine Caulfield

The applicants in competing class actions against Downer EDI have set out their proposals for the courts overseeing the cases, with two calling for orders […]

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