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Law firm’s $16.6M payday OK’d over 7-Eleven class action contradictor’s protests
Class Actions 2023-02-14 11:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has blessed a law firm’s $16.6 million legal bill for running two franchisee class actions against 7-Eleven despite a contradictor’s argument that it […]

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KPMG class action applicants might bring CFO question to a head
Class Actions 2023-02-14 4:54 pm By Christine Caulfield

The applicants in a shareholder class action against KPMG and former directors of defunct mining company CuDeco might press for clarity on the question of […]

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Novel ‘solicitors’ CFO to be sought in Blue Sky class actions
Class Actions 2023-02-14 5:34 pm By Sam Matthews

The applicants in a consolidated investor class action against Blue Sky Alternative Investments and auditor EY will be applying for a so-called solicitors common fund […]

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‘Distinctly bizarre’: Costs, commission send lead applicant packing in oil spill class action
Class Actions 2023-02-14 10:40 pm By Sam Matthews

The law firm running an oil spill class action on behalf of Indonesian seaweed farmers, which has settled for $192.5 million, is looking for a […]

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Medibank class action to test whether data breach claims ‘worth the candle’
Analysis 2023-02-10 11:50 pm By Sam Matthews

A landmark Federal Court class action against private health insurer Medibank will be a test case for when privacy claims can sidestep the regulatory path, […]

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Uber looks to trim taxi driver class action
Class Actions 2023-02-10 4:36 pm By Sam Matthews

Uber wants to trim a class action by taxi and hire drivers in four states over the introduction of UberX, saying the case lacks coherence. […]

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CIMIC Group unit to pay $438,000 to settle underpayments class action
Class Actions 2023-02-09 3:53 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

UGL Limited has agreed to pay $438,000 to settle a class action accusing the engineering company of underpaying casual aluminium construction and manufacturing workers over […]

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A2 Milk wins stay of NZ class action while shareholder case plays out in Victoria
Class Actions 2023-02-08 3:06 pm By Sam Matthews

A2 Milk has succeeded in fending off a second shareholder class action in New Zealand for now, with New Zealand High Court finding that Australia […]

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Bushfire class action applicant dodges security for costs bid by wealthy SA family
Class Actions 2023-02-08 11:50 pm By Christine Caulfield

The family of late pastoralist Thomas Brinkworth can’t get security for costs from a landowner bringing a bushfire class action in South Australia, with a […]

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WA government takes early swing at Banksia Hill class action
Class Actions 2023-02-08 4:45 pm By Sam Matthews

The Western Australia government has foreshadowed a strike-out application just one month after being hit with a class action on behalf of detainees in the […]

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