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A judge has granted the first-ever application to vary a contingency fee in a class action that has yet to reach settlement or judgment, but has warned his decision doesn't set a precedent for “routine variation” of group costs orders.
A class action against Dr Daniel Lanzer and his clinic has won approval to allege that some doctors passed themselves off as plastic surgeons in social media posts, including some that included the terms #plasticsurgeon and #plasticsurgery.
A class action over Victoria's COVID-19 hotel quarantine debacle worth as much as $2.6 billion has reportedly settled, with the cost to taxpayers said to be about $50 million.
A law firm bringing a class action alleging Harvey Norman sold worthless warranties is seeking a 30 per cent group costs order, arguing times have changed and that the court should only consider GCOs awarded in the past year.
The UK-based operator of Ladbrokes and Neds has hit back at a class action alleging its use of in-play fast code betting services was illegal, launching a counterclaim to claw back group members' winnings.
A class action against AMP over allegedly inflated insurance premiums has been ordered to better particularise its case, with a judge hearing the current pleading is "not good enough" for the wealth manager to put on a defence.
The law firm and funder behind the settled class action against QSuper will seek almost $31 million in costs and commission at an upcoming hearing.
A court has heard that a class action on behalf of hundreds of thousands of customers whose flights were cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic is estimated to be worth over $100 million.
Facing a class action over the paint job on its Corollas, Toyota has denied the vehicles contained a defect that caused the paint to peel when exposed to sunlight.
Chambers Russell has snagged one of Shine's class action heads to establish a new practice area for the commercial law firm.