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Class action against Domino’s prevails in long-awaited ruling
Domino's Pizza has been found to have engaged in misleading or deceptive conduct in representations about staff wages to its Australian franchisees, in a class action judgment three and a half years in the making.
Judge allows new pleading in ‘painfully slow’ Sony PlayStation class action
A judge has allowed a "painfully slow" competition class action against Sony over its PlayStation store practices to file an amended pleading, after expressing concerns the case was not properly resourced.  
Fitch wins $12M security despite class action’s claims of ‘Rolls-Royce’ defence
A judge has ordered a class action against Fitch to fork over $12.4 million in security, refusing to discount the sum for what the class action called the company's 'Rolls-Royce' defence.
Funder eyeing 35 per cent cut of CuDeco class action settlement
The litigation funder that backed a recently settled shareholder class action against the directors of collapsed mining company CuDeco and KPMG will seek a 35 per cent cut from the settlement.
Court OKs discontinuance of Fairbridge school abuse class action
A court has approved an application to drop a class action on behalf of former students at Fairbridge Farm School in NSW over alleged abuse, after the law firm running the case said it was "uneconomic". 
Class action firms take home close to $200M in contingency fees in Victoria
In the six years since Victoria introduced a contingency fee regime, over $210 million has been paid out to class action law firms. And with the Supreme Court soon to hear applications for approval of three more settlements, one firm is set to earn the highest payout to date.
Macquarie hit with class action, as firms circle over Shield, First Guardian
Investment manager Macquarie is the first to face a class action by investors who sank their super into the Shield and First Guardian Master Funds, with other investigations underway.
CMC Markets accepts cut to unprecedented class action security bid
A class action against CMC Markets has agreed to provide an additional $6.5 million in security, with the parties avoiding a contested hearing over the online trader's bid for $8.6 million.
Entain class action firm wins GCO, but not at higher rate than Sportsbet
A judge has made a group costs order that will give Maurice Blackburn one third of any recoveries in a class action against Entain, rejecting the firm's bid for a higher contingency fee rate than earmarked in its parallel Sportsbet class action.