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Crypto class action can’t have ‘luxury of litigating’ without costs, judge says
A judge has ordered the lead applicants in an unfunded class action against the Southport-based issuer of Qoin to cough up $750,000 in security, despite hearing submissions that the costs order would kill the case.
Zurich loses bid to shut down NZ apartments class action
Irish insurer Zurich Insurance has lost its appeal seeking to shut down a class action filed against it in the NSW Supreme Court over a defective New Zealand apartment block.
Funder wants $13.2M commission from confidential Opal Tower class action settlement
Although the settlement sum has not been disclosed, court documents in the Opal Tower class action reveal the litigation funder backing the case will seek $13.2 million in commission when the parties appear before the court later this year.
Barrister cites finding that PwC used ‘postbox’ lawyer in Noumi class action privilege spat
A fight over a global privilege claim by Noumi has been foreshadowed in a consolidated shareholder class action against the food company, formerly Freedom Foods.
Izuzu targeted in class action investigation over allegedly defective utes
The law firm whose probe into allegedly defective diesel particulate filters in Toyota cars has led to a verdict worth as much as $2 billion against the car maker has launched a class action investigation into diesel particulate filter issues with two models of Isuzu utes.
Climate change class action urgent given ‘what is at stake’, judge says
A judge has put a climate change class action on behalf of Torres Strait Islanders on a tight timetable and committed herself to handing down judgment soon after trial, saying the case was one of "considerable urgency".
Nuix slams class action carriage agreement as ‘anti-competitive’
Shine and Phi Finney McDonald’s fallback plan to cooperatively run a class action against Nuix has come under fire, with the technology company urging the court to make the two firms compete against one another for sole carriage.
Uber appeals ‘overbroad’ ruling in fight over privileged documents
Uber is challenging a ruling that found many email exchanges with its lawyers were made in furtherance of offences and were not protected by legal professional privilege, saying it would be forced to hand over to a class action "bog standard" legal advice.
Class action wants admissions after Albanese declares ‘climate emergency’
The lead applicants in a climate change class action by Torres Strait Islanders are hoping the Commonwealth will admit climate change targets set by the Morrison government were “woefully inadequate”, a court heard Friday. 
Boston Scientific to pay $105M in class action over pelvic mesh devices
US medical device maker Boston Scientific has agreed to pay $105 million to settle a class action on behalf of Australian women implanted with one or more of the company's pelvic mesh or sling products.