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Police strip-search action faces de-classing bid by NSW government
Class Actions 2022-12-12 12:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The NSW government will move to de-class a representative proceeding over police strip searches at 50 music festivals, after a judge cast doubt on whether […]

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Law firm’s cut of EML class action driven down by carriage fight in separate case
Class Actions 2022-12-08 11:30 am By Sam Matthews

A judge has granted a law firm’s bid for a group costs order in a shareholder class action against payments processing company EML, but has […]

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Battle to run Blue Sky, EY class action not over, as firm appeals order to team up with rival
Appeals 2022-12-08 10:55 pm By Christine Caulfield

A law firm wants to challenge a court order that it play nice with a competing firm in a class action for investors against Blue […]

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High Court won’t hear appeal of security for costs order in Westconnex class action
High Court 2022-12-08 5:38 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The High Court has refused to hear an appeal of a decision forcing an unnamed litigation funder to provide $415,000 in security for the NSW […]

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High Court rejects Western Power appeal in bushfire class action
High Court 2022-12-07 4:57 pm By Sam Matthews

The High Court has unanimously dismissed Western Power’s challenge to a judgment which found the state-owned electricity supplier breached its duty of care to inspect […]

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NSW government has to prove $3B light rail was ‘necessary’, class action says
Trials 2022-12-07 4:38 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Closing a class action trial over Sydney’s $3 billion light rail, a lawyer for 3,500 small businesses told a judge Wednesday the NSW government had […]

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Carnival hit with class action over gastro outbreaks on cruise ship
Class Actions 2022-12-07 6:42 pm By Sam Matthews

Cruise operator Carnival has been hit with a class action by passengers who say their holidays were ruined by norovirus outbreaks on its Sun Princess […]

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Two more class actions filed over wages for junior doctors
Employment 2022-12-07 10:34 pm By Christine Caulfield

Expanding their campaign to recoup alleged unpaid overtime pay for junior doctors, law firms Gordon Legal and Hayden Stephens & Associates have launched two new […]

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‘Spectre’ of business interruption class actions laid to rest with test cases, insurers argue
Insurance 2022-12-06 10:26 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Insurers will file de-classing applications in four class actions on behalf of small businesses seeking coverage under business interruption policies for losses flowing from COVID-19 […]

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Jaguar Land Rover facing second class action over ‘defective’ diesel filters
Class Actions 2022-12-06 3:54 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Jaguar Land Rover is staring down a second class action on behalf of consumers who purchased cars with allegedly defective diesel filters over an 11-year […]

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