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Judge signs off on 24% GCO in a2 Milk shareholder class action
Class Actions 2023-12-20 3:21 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has approved a 24 per cent group costs order in a consolidated class action against a2 Milk, noting the complexity of the claims […]

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Noumi can’t shield lawyer’s evidence in privilege claim over Ashurst, PwC docs
Class Actions 2023-12-20 11:19 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Noumi has largely lost its bid to shield from a class action parts of its inhouse counsel’s evidence supporting a privilege claim over 3,000 documents […]

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Judge ‘abundantly satisfied’ strip search case against NSW should continue as class action
Class Actions 2023-12-19 2:44 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has found that a lawsuit against the state of NSW over hundreds of allegedly illegal strip searches conducted by NSW police at music […]

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Firm’s ‘ridiculously low’ fee budget in Westpac class action drives down funder’s cut
Class Actions 2023-12-11 11:22 am By Christine Caulfield

A judge’s decision to chop $810,000 from the funder’s cut of a settled class action against Westpac sounds a warning to class action litigators that […]

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Optus appeals decision exposing Deloitte report to class action glare
Class Actions 2023-11-27 10:12 am By Christine Caulfield

Optus has lodged an appeal of a judgment that found the teleco could not claim legal professional privilege to shield from a class action a […]

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Optus still free to seek confidentiality over parts of Deloitte report in class action, court says
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2023-11-14 1:24 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge overseeing a class action against Optus has said there is scope for the teleco to seek redactions of portions of a Deloitte report, […]

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Westpac class action settlement gets OK, but funder won’t recoup all ATE insurance
Financial Services 2023-11-13 11:33 pm By Christine Caulfield

A $29.95 million settlement resolving a superannuation class action against two Westpac units has won court approval. The judge overseeing the case has also indicated […]

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Optus’ claim of privilege over Deloitte report ‘not sustainable’, judge says
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2023-11-10 3:44 pm By Christine Caulfield

Optus has lost its fight to keep a class action from accessing a report by Deloitte into last year’s major data breach, with a judge […]

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Class action firm may seek compensation for unlawful immigration detention
Human Rights 2023-11-10 9:05 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A leading class action firm may seek compensation for those who were illegally detained after the High Court ruled that Australia’s system of holding individuals […]

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Class action investigation launched into ‘substandard’ public housing in WA
Class Actions 2023-11-02 3:20 pm By Sam Matthews

An investigation has been launched into a possible class action that would seek “housing justice” for Aboriginal tenants living in substandard public housing in Western […]

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