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A judge should be disqualified from hearing a class action against Fletcher Building because of his previous association with the funder, as well as public remarks he made as a plaintiffs' solicitor, a court has heard.
Westpac's shuttered home loan unit RAMS may hit back at franchisees' class action claims by alleging they made misrepresentations and provided fraudulent documents.
A class action over S&P’s rosy ratings on risky financial products faces a preliminary fight over the relevance of expert evidence that seeks to prove fraud on the part of the ratings agency.
Fast food giant KFC has argued an initial trial in an underpayments class action could result in an “entirely hypothetical” finding unless it also deals with the claims of several sample group members.
A class action against McDonald’s alleging workers were not given mandatory rest breaks has “gone backwards” after the fast food giant withdrew previously agreed facts, a court has heard.
A class action by frustrated buyers over the $85 million sale of a Sydney development has failed to prevent the sale of lots, with a judge finding the class action's claims lack evidence.
Hospitality giant Merivale has reached a revised settlement in an employment class action, five months after the lead applicant's unusual move to renege on an earlier deal.
An appeal is seeking to set aside the $112 million Robodebt class action settlement to bring new claims on the back of damning revelations in a royal commission report.
If it takes up the Federal Court's ruling in favour of solicitors seeking to earn a cut from a class action, the High Court will be asked to overrule its 2019 decision against common fund orders.
Water treatment company Phoslock and auditor KPMG and have agreed to produce documents for a possible shareholder class action, but a privilege fight may still be on the cards.