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Banksia class action silk pleads not guilty, committed to stand trial
Class Actions 2025-10-16 12:23 pm By Sam Matthews

Former senior barrister Norman O’Bryan has pleaded not guilty to two criminal charges in connection with his role as counsel for the Banksia Securities class action.

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Cosmetic surgeon too ill to comply with class action timetable, court told
Class Actions 2025-10-16 11:41 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The Victorian Supreme Court has granted cosmetic surgeon Daniel Lanzer an extension to provide discovery  in a class action against him and his clinic after hearing he was facing medical issues.

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Shine Lawyers drops bid to up EML class action profit by $2M
Class Actions 2025-10-14 11:37 pm By Christine Caulfield

Shine Lawyers has withdrawn an application to increase its payout from a class action against EML Payments, which has settled for $37.2 million.

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NSW Police may face another strip search class action after loss at trial
Class Actions 2025-10-14 4:01 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

NSW Police may face another class action over its use of strip searches, after it was ordered to pay $93,000 in damages to the lead plaintiff in a class action over strip searches at music festivals.

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GrainCorp settles class action over noise, odour from oilseed factory
Settlement 2025-10-13 11:08 pm By Christine Caulfield

Agricultural giant Graincorp has reached a settlement in a class action by rural Victorians over noise and odour pollution allegedly emitted by its oilseed factory in rural Victoria.

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Law firm wants EML class action fee bumped back to rejected rate
Class Actions 2025-10-10 1:51 pm By Christine Caulfield

The contingency fee rate sought by Shine Lawyers in its bid to vary a group costs order in a class action against EML Payments has been revealed as the percentage profit it initially proposed to a judge, who took an ax to it three years ago.

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Piper Alderman nabs litigation funding expert
Business of Law 2025-10-09 11:28 pm By Sam Matthews

Piper Alderman has appointed a new partner to its litigation team in Sydney with specialist expertise in litigation funding. 

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Funder admits ‘thrusting young bucks’ remark, denies discrimination claim
Employment 2025-10-08 11:55 pm By Sam Matthews

Litigation funder Woodsford has struck back at a discrimination suit by a former female director, admitting its CEO described her male colleague as a “thrusting young buck” but denying the phrase was gendered.

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Western Sydney University facing class action over unaccredited degree
Class Actions 2025-10-08 11:46 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Western Sydney University is facing a class action alleging it misled students into studying a health engineering degree that was unaccredited, on the heels of similar claims being leveled at the University of Newcastle.

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CBA unit to pay $119.5M to settle consumer class action
Class Actions 2025-10-07 11:41 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Commonwealth Bank’s New Zealand unit, ASB Bank, has agreed to pay $119.35 million to settle a class action alleging it failed to repay fees and interest wrongly charged to 150,000 customers who took out home or personal loans.

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