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Super fund faces $40M class action by transport workers
Class Actions 2024-04-12 3:19 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Transport workers have lodged a $40 million class action against one of the country’s largest super funds for allegedly miscalculating their superannuation entitlements.

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GEMI Capital may face class action by wealthy Sydney investors
Class Actions 2024-04-12 11:00 pm By Andy Sidler

Sydney lender GEMI may face a class action for allegedly enticing wealthy individuals to make investments in products they were misled into believing were low risk.

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Law firm will try to claim funder’s cut as damages in Murray Darling class action
Class Actions 2024-04-12 10:12 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A class action against the Murray Darling Basin Authority over alleged negligent water management is seeking to claim a funder’s commission as damages after a judge refused the first-ever such bid in a separate group proceeding. 

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Settlement reached in class action against NSW law firm
Class Actions 2024-04-12 10:44 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A class action seeking to hold a regional NSW law firm liable for the actions of a former employee who was sentenced to a term of imprisonment for fraud offences in 2021 has reached a settlement. 

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Judge approves GCO in James Hardie class action, says funded cases ‘more expensive’
Class Actions 2024-04-11 2:13 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has approved a group costs order in a shareholder class action against building materials giant James Hardie Industries, giving firm Echo Law a 27.5 per cent cut of any proceeds from the case.

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Postgrads class action faces knockout bid as UTS flags novel fight
Class Actions 2024-04-11 2:59 pm By Sam Matthews

An underpayments class action brought by postgraduate research candidates at the University of Sydney is facing another summary dismissal bid from the federal government, as the university foreshadows a novel argument that the group members are not employees.

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Indigenous fishing rights class action against NSW could cover 15,000 people, court told
Class Actions 2024-04-11 11:56 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A class action against the New South Wales government alleging it discriminated against Indigenous communities on the south coast for engaging in cultural fishing practices will include up to 15,000 people, a court has heard.

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Sydney developer Thirdi hits back at class action over alleged shoddy construction
Construction 2024-04-10 1:53 pm By Sam Matthews

Property developer Thirdi has rejected the claims of a class action brought by the owners of lots in an allegedly shoddy townhouse development in Sydney, and has filed a cross-claim seeking an indemnity from its builder.

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Public housing class action loses bid for injunction blocking Melbourne tower demolition
Class Actions 2024-04-09 1:05 pm By Christine Caulfield

A court has dismissed a bid to temporarily halt the demolition of three public housing towers in inner city Melbourne as a class action pursues the Victorian government over its decision to redevelop the sites.

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AMP class action members deserve to know why discontinued claims fell short, judge says 
Class Actions 2024-04-09 11:29 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has refused to redact a judgment signing off on the discontinuance of several product claims in a class action against three AMP subsidiaries after the applicant failed to gather the required evidence, saying it was not enough that the reasons “may be an embarrassment to people who commenced the proceeding”. 

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