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Allergan may bring ‘state of the art’ defence in breast implants class action
US drug maker Allergan may defend a class action over recalled textured breast implants by arguing its knowledge of the alleged defects was limited by the state of scientific knowledge at the time the products were made.
Class action fends off Clydesdale Estate liquidator’s bid to ‘destroy’ claim
A class action on behalf of people who purchased off-the-plan homes in the Clydesdale Estate in north-west Sydney has won a dispute with the liquidator for the collapsed developer.
NAB super fund trustee says failed class action rejected $25M offer
Former NAB superannuation fund trustee NULIS is seeking the first ever award of indemnity costs in a class action that flopped following the rejection of a settlement offer.
Insurer AAI can’t escape combustible cladding class action
AAI has lost its bid to appeal an order joining it to a class action over alleged combustible cladding installed at two high-rise towers in Liverpool, NSW. 
Slashing funder’s stolen wages cut could deter public interest cases, court told
Funder LLS has urged the court to approve its 20 per cent cut of a $202 million settlement in a stolen wages class action, saying that reducing the "bottom end" rate could deter investments in public interest class actions.
Mesoblast class action settlement wins court OK
A court has approved a $26.5 million settlement in a shareholder class action against regenerative medicine company Mesoblast.
Funder’s cut in NT stolen wages class action should be capped, court told
The Commonwealth says funder LLS should not be allowed a 20 per cent cut of a stolen wages class action settlement of up to $202 million, arguing it could produce an “excessive deduction”.
IG Markets class action may drop conflicted remuneration claims
A class action against online trading platform IG Markets over alleged risky contracts for difference may drop its conflicted remuneration claims after struggling to find a sample group member.
NAB super trustee free to use $165M fees ‘as it saw fit’, class action judge says
In the latest class action loss, a judge has said that $165 million in fees charged to members by NAB super fund trustee NULIS Nominees was corporate revenue “with which it was free to deal as it saw fit".
Class action against NAB super fund trustee fails
A class action against NAB unit NULIS Nominees over adviser fees charged to superannuation fund members should be dismissed, a judge has found.