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In class action defence, Optus says data breach victims not entitled to damages
Class Actions 2023-07-03 5:07 pm By Sam Matthews

Optus has denied class action claims that customers suffered loss and damages for its alleged negligence in relation to last year’s massive data breach and […]

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Lawyers can lose focus on clients’ interests in competing class actions, court says
Class Actions 2023-06-30 5:29 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has cautioned two law firms running competing shareholder class actions over last October’s cyber attack on Medibank that they must keep their focus […]

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Judge wants more evidence for law firm’s 30% cut in IAG class action
Insurance 2023-06-30 3:40 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge overseeing a shareholder class action against Insurance Australia Group says more evidence is needed to back the applicant’s bid for an order giving […]

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Misconduct exception doesn’t apply in Uber class action privilege fight
Class Actions 2023-06-30 11:52 am By Sam Matthews

In the latest skirmish over documents in two class actions, Uber has mostly won a bid to shield almost 150 documents on the grounds of […]

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Medibank’s woes worsen as fifth data breach class action filed
Class Actions 2023-06-29 3:41 pm By Christine Caulfield

Medibank is now facing five class actions over last October’s cyber attack that left exposed the personal data of 9.7 million customers, this one by […]

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Class action slams Carnival’s ‘bizarre’ bid for law firm’s strategy docs
Class Actions 2023-06-29 11:00 pm By Gareth Baker

A Shine Lawyers class action over norovirus outbreaks on Carnival’s Sun Princess cruise ship has called an attempt to see documents outlining its strategy for […]

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Firm with lowest contingency fee wins praise in Star class action beauty parade
Class Actions 2023-06-28 11:41 pm By Sam Matthews

As the knives come out in a contest between four law firms battling to run an $80 million class action against Star Entertainment, a court-appointed […]

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No win, no fee model bashed in four-way fight to run Star class action
Class Actions 2023-06-27 11:36 pm By Sam Matthews

Three firms fighting for carriage of a $80 million class action against Star Entertainment say a group costs order would guard against ‘costs blowouts’ in […]

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The Reject Shop flags early attacks on underpayments class action
Class Actions 2023-06-26 12:32 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Discount retail chain The Reject Shop has foreshadowed two challenges to an underpayments class action, claiming store managers were not covered by the general retail […]

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Settlement in FIFO class action against Thiess wins approval
Class Actions 2023-06-26 2:49 pm By Christine Caulfield

A court has signed off on a settlement in a six-year-old class action against mining services company Thiess by fly-in fly-out workers recruited for construction […]

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