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Judge question AMP class action’s bid to ‘prettify’ case on eve of trial
Class Actions 2025-11-07 11:14 pm By Sam Matthews

The applicant in a class action against AMP wants to amend the case five years in and three months out from trial, but a judge has warned he will look dimly on any changes that disrupt the evidence planned for the hearing.

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Second CommInsure class action settles in as many days
Financial Services 2025-11-07 2:40 pm By Christine Caulfield

A class action over alleged inflated insurance policy premiums charged by advisers of two Commonwealth Bank wealth management licensees has settled, the second class action over CommInsure to resolve this week.

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‘You’ve been too slow’, judge tells applicant in Sony Playstation class action
Class Actions 2025-11-06 11:54 pm By Sam Matthews

The judge overseeing a class action alleging Sony used restrictive trade practices to block competition with its Playstation store has told the applicant to get “a bigger team” on the slow-moving case. 

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Colonial First State, AIA settle class action for $140M
Settlement 2025-11-05 1:41 pm By Christine Caulfield

Wealth manager Colonial First State Investments and insurer AIA have reached a $140 million settlement in a long-running class action alleging 700,000 superannuation members were charged inflated premiums on insurance products linked to former owner CBA.

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Judge questions ratcheted contingency fee in MinRes class action
Class Actions 2025-11-05 11:07 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has questioned the tiered structure of a group costs order sought by the law firm running a class action against Mineral Resources, but the firm argued Wednesday it would need the highest rate if a flat fee were ordered.

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GrainCorp class action settlement off table, trial back on
Class Actions 2025-11-05 3:18 pm By Christine Caulfield

The parties in a class action against agricultural giant GrainCorp over alleged noise and odour pollution from a factory in rural Victoria have failed to seal the deal on a settlement reached last month.

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IVF provider Genea to face representative complaint over data breach
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2025-11-03 10:30 am By Cat Fredenburgh

A class action law firm is set to file a representative complaint against fertility services provider Genea over a data breach that led to sensitive patient information being published on the dark web.

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Group members to get half of $110M BHP shareholder class action settlement
Class Actions 2025-11-03 11:56 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The funder and law firms that ran a shareholder class action against BHP over the collapse of the company’s Samarco Fundão dam in Brazil will seek approval for deductions that will see half of the $110 million settlement go to group members. 

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Strip search class action says NSW trying again to declass case
Class Actions 2025-10-31 11:21 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A class action against NSW over festival strip searches says the state is attempting, again, to declass the proceeding after the lead applicant was awarded $93,000 in damages.

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iSignthis, Grant Thornton point the finger in class action defence
Class Actions 2025-10-31 11:54 pm By Sam Matthews

iSignthis and auditor Grant Thornton have each pointed the finger at each other in response to a shareholder class action over the delisted fintech’s 2018 financial statements.

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