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Woolworths to pay further $50M to staff as underpayments class action settles
Supermarket giant Woolworths will pay an additional $50 million to current and former salaried team members and has provisionally settled an underpayments class action against it.
Priceline hit with class action by franchisees
Priceline faces a class action by a group of franchisees accusing the pharmacy giant of exercising an "overly prescriptive level of control" that limits their profitability.
‘Awkward’ reforms spell end to open class actions, barristers say
Class action reforms proposed last week by the Morrison government would lead to the "rapid abandonment" of open class actions by law firms and litigation funders, two leading barristers have argued.
High Court asked to weigh in on Queensland floods class action
The applicants in the Queensland floods class action have asked the High Court to overturn a judgment which found dam operator Seqwater was not liable because it was functioning as a public authority when operating two dams during the 2011 floods, arguing the case raises important issues about appeals in 'mega' litigation.
‘Hundreds of lawyers’ could overwhelm combustible cladding class action, court told
“Hundreds of lawyers” could overwhelm Microsoft Teams if German cladding manufacturer 3A Composites continues adding cross-claimants in a class action over highly flammable building materials, a court has heard.
Carnival keeps up fight to exclude foreign passengers from class action
Carnival has launched a challenge to last month's court finding that overseas passengers could remain group members in a class action over the 2020 Ruby Princess COVID-19 outbreak.
a2 Milk to fight shareholder class action
Dairy company a2 Milk has denied liability to shareholders in a class action over its 2021 financial year guidance that preceded four earnings downgrades.
Insurers accused of misleading policyholders in COVID-19 insurance class actions
Insurers are misleading policyholders about class actions which seek compensation for those denied business interruption coverage for COVID-related shutdowns, a court has heard.
a2 Milk hit with shareholder class action over earnings downgrades
Slater & Gordon has filed a shareholder class action against the a2 Milk company over its 2021 financial year guidance, and four subsequent earnings downgrades.
Colonial must give class action info on financial position after ‘unsatisfactory’ liability transfer
A judge has told a Colonial First State Investments unit to provide information about its financial position to the lead applicant in a class action and criticised the company for failing to disclose that it had transferred its liabilities after the class action was launched.