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NSW Supreme Court no longer a go-to court for class actions
Analysis 2023-04-18 10:16 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The New South Wales Supreme Court has declined in popularity as a venue for class action litigation since contingency fees were introduced in Victoria, according […]

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$50M settlement approved in NT Stolen Generation class action
Class Actions 2023-04-17 4:35 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has approved a $50.45 million settlement in a class action by family members and deceased estates of the Northern Territory Stolen Generations. He […]

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KPMG points finger at CudeCo, directors in class action over company collapse
Class Actions 2023-04-13 4:33 pm By Cindy Cameronne

KPMG has hit back at a shareholder class action over allegedly misleading statements made ahead of CuDeco’s collapse in 2020, placing blame on the defunct […]

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CIMIC wins access to institutional investor details in shareholder class action
Class Actions 2023-04-13 1:16 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Construction firm CIMIC has won its bid to view identifying information about institutional investors in a shareholder class action, despite the applicant’s claims it could […]

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High Court snubs Sunwater in appeal over coverage for $440M floods settlement
High Court 2023-04-13 2:15 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has rejected dam services provider Sunwater’s request that it weigh in on a dispute over insurance coverage for a $440 million class action […]

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‘Too simplistic’: Judges’ support for disclaimer challenged in class action’s High Court appeal
Appeals 2023-04-13 11:57 pm By Christine Caulfield

The farmers leading a class action against Advanta Seeds over contaminated product has brought their case to the High Court, challenging an appeals court’s holding […]

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Carnival wins strike-out bid in class action over gastro outbreaks
Class Actions 2023-04-12 11:41 am By Cindy Cameronne

Carnival has won its bid to strike out the statement of claim in a class action over norovirus outbreaks on its Sun Princess cruise ship.  […]

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Essure contraceptive ‘safe and efficacious’, Bayer tells class action trial
Trials 2023-04-12 9:20 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Bayer told a jury that clinical trials from the 1990’s to 2014 showed its Essure birth control device was “safe and efficacious”, as the pharmaceutical […]

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Bayer can’t dismiss Essure injuries as ‘common women’s symptoms’, class action trial told
Trials 2023-04-11 9:07 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Pharmaceutical giant Bayer cannot write off debilitating chronic pain and bleeding which patients allegedly experienced after being implanted with Essure contraceptives as “common women’s symptoms”, […]

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App store class action funder can’t see evidence in Epic’s case against Apple
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-04-06 1:25 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The litigation funder bankrolling two competition class actions against Apple and Google has lost its bid, for now, to see evidence filed in a similar […]

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