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Worley class action can give its take on Full Court’s approach to loss in CBA case
Two months after reserving judgment, an appeals court has allowed the Worley class action to reopen the case to offer its take on the relevance of the Full Court's ruling last month in the CBA class actions.
‘All or nothing gamble’: Law firm slams Aussie Home Loans declassing bid
Mortgage broker Lendi Group and insurer ALI Group want a proceeding on behalf of tens of thousands of Aussie Home Loans customers to be stripped of class action status.
$67M settlement reached in QSuper class action
A $67 million settlement has been reached in a class action alleging Queensland-based superannuation fund QSuper overcharged members for life insurance premiums.
Class action investigation launched into herbicide’s links to Parkinson’s disease
A class action investigation is underway into alleged links between the herbicide paraquat and Parkinson’s disease.
High Court finds Air Canada did not waive defence in passenger suit over turbulence
Air Canada did not waive a defence allowing it to cap damages at $240,000 in a claim by several passengers over alleged spinal and psychological injuries caused by turbulence on a 2019 flight, the High Court has ruled. 
Court tosses client’s ‘indefensible’ case against lawyers after fourth repleading
A court has dismissed a client’s attempt to join Kheir Lawyers to an action against Shine Lawyers, after the application -- repleaded for a fourth time -- remained “indefensible".
Judge says McDonald’s underpayments class action has gone ‘off the rails’
A judge has criticised the approach McDonald's has taken to discovery in a rest breaks class action, noting that that despite having a team of 66 legal personnel working on the case, the fast food chain is still in default of court orders. 
Stolen wages class action judge skeptical of lawyers, funders profiting ‘on backs’ of group members
A judge has approved a $180 million settlement in a stolen wages class action but has criticised the plaintiff's law firm for the costs incurred in the case and raised doubts about the value of litigation funding.
Security contractors G4S, GEO targeted in cross-claim in detention class action
The federal government has launched a cross-claim against private security companies G4S and ACM in a class action on behalf of asylum seekers held in two immigration detention centres in South Australia.
Expect more declassing bids as class action landscape shifts, experts say
A judge recently made the rare decision to declass a representative case, and experts say we may see more of the difficult applications as class actions move into areas with greater variation in the circumstances of group members.