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GM can’t get indemnity costs through ‘back door’ in car dealer class action
Class Actions 2025-06-18 11:06 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has rejected GM’s “back door” bid for indemnity costs from the lead applicant in a failed class action over its decision to retire the Holden brand because each group member had rejected a settlement offer before the case commenced.

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Clifford Chance snags Corrs Chambers partner to lead class actions group
Business of Law 2025-06-18 11:00 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A leading class actions lawyer has made the jump from Corrs Chambers Westgarth to Clifford Chance, drawn by the firm’s global reach.

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KPMG settles class action over Cudeco’s collapse
Class Actions 2025-06-17 11:51 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Professional services giant KPMG has reached a settlement in a shareholder class action over the failure of mining company Cudeco.

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Blue Sky founder can drop class action claims against Gadens, Nine
Class Actions 2025-06-17 11:50 pm By Sam Matthews

A class action alleging a conspiracy against collapsed investment fund Blue Sky continues to be whittled down, with a court giving the firm’s founder the green light to drop claims against a handful of defendants, including law firm Gadens and AFR publisher Nine.

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‘Out of hand’: Judge mulls declassing AFL concussion suits
Class Actions 2025-06-17 11:39 pm By Andy Sidler

A judge is mulling whether to declass a group proceeding against the Australian Football League and Geelong Football Club, saying after three years of pre-trial procedures, the case is officially “out of hand”. 

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AFL, Geelong Football Club want concussion suit declassed
Class Actions 2025-06-16 11:24 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Football League and Geelong Football Club have brought applications seeking to strip a case over on-field concussions of class action status.

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Judge bemoans ‘death by correspondence’ in NT public housing class action
Class Actions 2025-06-16 11:31 pm By Andy Sidler

A judge has urged the Northern Territory public housing authority and a discrimination class action to seek the court’s assistance instead of resorting to lengthy correspondence as they “lock antlers” over discovery and factual matters. 

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MinRes, Chris Ellison avoid class action’s early bid for ASIC, ATO docs
Class Actions 2025-06-13 11:32 pm By Sam Matthews

Mineral Resources and founder Chris Ellison have avoided a shareholder class action’s bid for early discovery of documents — including those produced to ASIC and the ATO — after Ellison argued it should wait until “numerous admissions” are made. The Phi Finney McDonald class action, filed in the Supreme Court of Victoria on 31 March,…

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McDonald’s, KFC class actions ‘overcomplicating things’ with expert on rest needs, judge says
Class Actions 2025-06-13 11:31 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has expressed doubt about the need for expert evidence in class actions against McDonald’s and KFC over their alleged failure to give workers rest breaks, saying “I imagine if you’re a worker, you’d like a rest”. 

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Class action investigation underway into long day care
Class Actions 2025-06-13 11:01 pm By Sam Matthews

A law firm has launched a class action investigation into the standard of care at child care centres across the country, following reports of widespread failures to meet legal standards in the increasingly privatised industry. 

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