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Global insurer Jardine Lloyd Thompson can access names of local councils behind class action
Global insurer Jardine Lloyd Thompson has won access to the identities of local councils suing it in a NSW class action brought by Quinn Emanuel alleging the broker charged the councils excessive premiums.
Foxtel, Optus contractor faces possible class action over ‘sham’ contracts with technicians
Foxtel and Optus contractor BSA may be hit with a class action on behalf of telecommunications technicians allegedly engaged as independent contractors so the company could avoid paying them certain entitlements.
Westpac hit with class action over home loan practices
Westpac has been hit with a class action for allegedly breaching responsible lending laws by providing unsuitable loans, the first of the big four banks to face a class action in the wake of the banking royal commission's scathing final report.
Draft expert reports fair game in $100M Gladstone Ports class action
Gladstone Ports has won access to draft expert reports prepared by Clyde & Co in its $100 million class action against the Queensland government owned organisation, with a judge ruling the documents were not privileged despite their not being used in the case.
“Something’s gone terribly wrong”: CIMIC slammed by class action judge
A judge has reprimanded CIMIC Group's preparations to defend a class action against it, saying a late attempt to file critical evidence was a sign something "pretty horrible" had gone on behind the scenes.
Judge rules for investors in class action over conman Peter Foster’s sports betting scam
A judge has ruled for investors in a class action alleging they sank $12.3 million into a sports trading scam masterminded by convicted conman Peter Foster, saying they were entitled to recover their misappropriated money from the "notorious confidence trickster".
Slater & Gordon mulls class action over doctors’ ‘excessive’ work hours
Law firm Slater and Gordon is investigating a class action against hospitals for encouraging "excessive and unsafe" work hours by doctors, some of whom the firm found routinely work up to 100 hours per week.
Octaviar class action appeal ‘completely misconceived’, Full Court hears
A judge's decision to halt questioning about ASIC emails in a class action trial over the 2008 collapse of finance group Octaviar didn't shut the case down, the Public Trustee of Queensland has told the Full Federal Court, calling the appeal of the class action's dismissal "completely misconceived".
First class action filed over combustible cladding
A product liability class action has been filed against the manufacturers of Alucobond PE cladding, the first of what's expected to be several lawsuits over the combustible cladding, believed to be in the majority of buildings in Australia.
Halted questioning about ASIC emails warrants Octaviar class action re-trial, court hears
Critical emails from ASIC regarding a $250 million loan facility to Octaviar Group before its 2008 collapse were not only overlooked by the Public Trustee of Queensland in its role overseeing the firm's finances but were wrongly deemed irrelevant by the judge that heard the case, the Full Federal Court was told.