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Law firm close to filing Blue Sky class action, partner says
Securities 2021-08-30 5:34 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A shareholder class action against defunct fund manager Blue Sky Investments and others will be filed by the end of the year, Lawyerly has learned. […]

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Class action lawyers await guidance from courts on impact of continuous disclosure reforms
Feature 2021-08-25 5:57 pm By Miklos Bolza

Reforms by the Morrison government passed earlier this month weakening continuous disclosure obligations will spur corporate defendants to engage in “expensive interlocutory warfare” to shut […]

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Judge sets course to avoid ‘Brobdingnagian’ trial in PFAS class actions
Class Actions 2021-08-20 5:31 pm By Miklos Bolza

With mediation failing to resolve an expansive class action against the federal government over its use of allegedly toxic firefighting foam, a judge has charted […]

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Recovery concerns flagged in CBA class action
Class Actions 2021-08-12 2:48 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The applicant in a class action on behalf of hundreds of thousands of Colonial First State Investments customers has raised concerns about whether he can […]

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Westpac’s $30M insurance class action settlement wins court approval
Class Actions 2021-08-09 8:42 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Federal Court has given the greenlight to a $30 million settlement in Shine Lawyers’ insurance class action against Westpac and will allow post-settlement registration […]

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Court cuts silk’s fees in Westpac class action
Class Actions 2021-08-09 3:23 pm By Miklos Bolza

The former senior counsel in a settled insurance class action against Westpac has had his fees reduced by $70,000 after the Federal Court heard some […]

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IOOF may face new misconduct allegations in shareholder class action
Class Actions 2021-08-09 10:20 pm By Bianca Hrovat

The applicant in a shareholder class action against IOOF wants to add ten new misconduct allegations, including that a relative of a former executive made […]

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Judge blasts ‘absurd’ terms in pelvic mesh class action settlement offer
Class Actions 2021-08-06 11:09 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has slammed an “absurd” class action settlement offer made by pelvic mesh device maker Astora Women’s Health that would require Shine Lawyers to […]

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SPC’s controversial vaccine mandate may face legal challenges
COVID-19 2021-08-05 9:59 pm By Bianca Hrovat

A controversial announcement by Victorian-based fruit and vegetable processor SPC that it will mandate COVID-19 vaccines for all of its 450 onsite workers could face […]

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Stolen Generations class action to continue despite $378.6M redress scheme
Class Actions 2021-08-05 9:43 pm By Bianca Hrovat

Surviving members of the Stolen Generations in the ACT, Jervis Bay and the Northern Territory are each set to receive upwards of $75,000 as part […]

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