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‘Australia’s largest class action’ turns to bookbuilding after common fund blow
Class Actions 2019-12-19 6:04 pm By Miklos Bolza

A planned class action by Shine Lawyers, pegged as “Australia’s largest class action,” over allegedly toxic firefighting foam at eight Commonwealth military bases won’t be […]

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Fight to lead Monsanto class action could be on the cards
Product Liability 2019-12-19 2:39 pm By Miklos Bolza

A beauty contest to lead a class action against Monsanto over its allegedly cancer-causing weedkiller Roundup could be on foot, with the US chemical giant […]

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Funder of stolen wages class action fights to keep common fund order alive
Class Actions 2019-12-18 11:30 pm By Christine Caulfield

Arguing it shouldn’t be the victim of an “accident of timing”, the funder that bankrolled the landmark stolen wages class action is fighting to save […]

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Pelvic mesh cases remind judge of the days when ‘mobile phones resembled house bricks’
Class Actions 2019-12-18 10:52 pm By Miklos Bolza

A Federal Court judge has frowned on a bid to transfer 12 individual cases over allegedly defective pelvic mesh to various state and territory courts, […]

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Judge tells AMP units to cooperate in superannuation class action
Class Actions 2019-12-18 7:24 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge overseeing a consolidated class action against four AMP subsidiaries and two trustees over allegedly excessive superannuation fees has ordered the respondents to coordinate […]

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Judge signs off on $18M UGL class action settlement
Class Actions 2019-12-18 2:16 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Federal Court judge has signed off on an $18 million settlement in a shareholder class action against UGL over its Ichthys power plant disclosures […]

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Westpac hit with first class action over AUSTRAC scandal
Financial Services 2019-12-18 1:12 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Westpac is facing a class action on behalf shareholders in three countries over its alleged anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing breaches and disclosures. Phi Finney […]

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Takata airbags class actions confirm landmark challenge to class closure order
Appeals 2019-12-17 10:50 pm By Miklos Bolza

The applicants in a group of class actions over defective Takata airbags are pushing ahead with a challenge to the power of the NSW Supreme […]

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GetSwift shareholder info should be off limits for class action bookbuilding, judge told
Class Actions 2019-12-17 8:13 pm By Christine Caulfield

Contact details of shareholders provided by GetSwift to the firm running a class action should not be used to recruit group members now that the […]

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Appco ‘running out of money’, class action judge hears as fight over insurance docs looms
Employment 2019-12-17 6:05 pm By Christine Caulfield

Fundraising company Appco has told a judge overseeing a $90 million sham contracting class action it is “running out of money” and wants to mediate […]

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