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Law firm Piper Alderman is seeking a larger cut of a $29 million settlement in a class action it ran against AMP alongside Shine Lawyers, arguing its current payout punished it for "relative efficiency".
A judge has ordered Shine Lawyers to pay costs in a client’s negligence claim, finding that it was improper for the firm to seek to reopen the case to rely on documents that were of limited relevance.
A judge has refused a bid by fund manager Blue Sky for an extension in a shareholder class action, saying the amount of costs wasted in the case by “unreasonable positions being taken” was "astounding".
A court has signed off on a $28.1 million settlement in an immigration detention class action against the Commonwealth, including nearly $11 million in costs for the firm that ran the case.
Two law firms will battle for carriage of a shareholder class action against hearing device manufacturer Cochlear, a court has heard.
A class action against REST Super has opposed a bid for 'soft' class closure, arguing that registration numbers will provide very little information about the group at this stage.
A class action against Johnson & Johnson over allegedly carcinogenic talcum powder still can't say whether it has sued the correct entities and wants the company to sift through 100 years of corporate history to save it from playing "whack-a-mole".
Hearing implant giant Cochlear faces a second shareholder class action following two forecast downgrades that wiped billions of dollars from the company's market value.
Lawyers have welcomed a judge's orders that AI be used in class actions to improve efficiency, but warned it could remove opportunities for junior solicitors to hone necessary skills.
The lawyers and funder behind a settled class action against AMP will ask a court to OK fees and commission totalling almost $22 million, a bill that leaves just $7 million for group members but represents a $43 million loss on actual costs.