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Court approves settlement in NSW ambulance privacy class action
Class Actions 2019-12-10 4:12 pm By Miklos Bolza

The NSW Supreme Court has approved a settlement in Australia’s first privacy class action, which was brought against the NSW government over a data breach […]

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Optus contractor urges technicians not to join Shine Lawyers’ class action
Class Actions 2019-12-10 3:17 pm By

Facing a potential class action over alleged ā€œshamā€ contracting, technical services company BSA said last week’s High Court ruling striking down common fund orders showed […]

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Judge greenlights $16.5M Forge class action settlement
Class Actions 2019-12-10 11:29 am By Christine Caulfield

A judge has signed off on a $16.5 million settlement of a shareholder class action against collapsed engineering and construction company Forge Group. Federal Court […]

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Deloitte defends partner who took audit files at centre of class action
Class Actions 2019-12-09 11:57 pm By Christine Caulfield

Deloitte chairman Tom Imbresi has defended a move by a firm partner to make off with the audit file of collapsed construction company Hastie after […]

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High Court ruling against common fund orders supports the right to free choice for group members
Expert Insights 2019-12-09 10:54 pm By

As has been widely reported, the High Court of Australia has handed down its judgment (1) on common fund orders in the most significant ruling […]

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Domino’s slammed by judge for ‘ridiculous’ redactions in class action docs
Franchises 2019-12-06 10:02 pm By Christine Caulfield

Pizza chain Domino’s has been blasted for redactions in documents it has produced in a class action over worker pay, with a judge warning the […]

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$42M Murray Goulburn settlement wins approval, but fight over funder’s cut still on
Class Actions 2019-12-06 2:56 pm By Christine Caulfield

Two months after rejecting the deal because the litigation funder’s cut appeared excessive, a judge has approved a $42 million class action settlement with Murray […]

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Judge says High Court did not rule out common fund orders at settlement
Class Actions 2019-12-06 1:58 pm By Christine Caulfield

The High Court’s ruling Wednesday that judges have no power to issue a common fund order in the initial phases of a class action does […]

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Group members to get $100 or less under $1.5M ANZ class action settlement
Class Actions 2019-12-06 1:54 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has given the green light to a $1.5 million settlement in a long-running class action against ANZ alleging it slapped customers with illegal […]

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‘Reasonable chance’ of settlement in Dick Smith class actions
Class Actions 2019-12-06 12:31 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

There is a “reasonable chance” that two shareholder class actions against failed electronics retailer Dick Smith will settle by February of next year, group members […]

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