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iPhone class action against Apple dropped
Class Actions 2025-06-27 11:32 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has approved a bid to discontinue a class action against Apple over updates that allegedly “throttled” the performance of iPhones, after the lawyers running the case failed to secure litigation funding.

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Lawyer for Super Retail employees showed PowerPoint on damage of publicity, court told
Employment 2025-06-27 11:19 pm By Christine Caulfield

A lawyer acting for two senior Super Retail Group employees presented a PowerPoint to solicitors for the company on the damage to its share price if his clients’ allegations went public, court filings say.

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Split hearings involving credit ‘untenable’ if High Court backs recusal, judge says
Appeals 2025-06-27 11:25 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The common practice of splitting hearings on questions of liability and penalty may become “completely untenable” when there are credit issues, if the High Court upholds a recent recusal decision, a judge has said.

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Roberts Co creditors vote in favour of founder’s DOCA pitch
Restructuring & Insolvency 2025-06-30 11:06 pm By Christine Caulfield

A restructuring proposal by the founder of Roberts Co has won the approval of creditors of the developer, which are owed a total of $100 million.

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iProsperity liquidators win OK for retainer to pursue $45M claim against Crown
Real Estate 2025-06-30 11:11 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Liquidators for iProsperity have been given the greenlight to enter into retainers with Norton Rose Fulbright to pursue claims against the defunct property group’s general manager and Crown Melbourne.

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Class action against University of Newcastle says course left students unemployable
Class Actions 2025-06-27 11:28 pm By Sam Matthews

The University of Newcastle has been hit with a class action alleging students were misled into studying an engineering degree that lacked professional accreditation and left them unable to apply for employment.

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GM says class action ‘fishing’ for unknown design flaw in Holden cars
Class Actions 2025-06-27 11:45 pm By Andy Sidler

General Motors has moved to strike-out a class action over allegedly faulty transmission systems in Holden cars, arguing the plaintiff needs to plead the alleged design flaw with specificity, not just by reference to symptoms.

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ASIC takes action against companies of steel baron Sanjeev Gupta
ASIC 2025-06-27 11:13 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The corporate regulator has brought action against three companies in Sanjeev Gupta’s steel empire, alleging the businesses have defaulted on their obligations to lodge annual financial reports.

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ACT seeks early hearing on covenant breach in public housing class action
Class Actions 2025-06-27 11:58 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The ACT government is pushing for an initial trial dealing with “gateway questions” in a class action over alleged forced relocations of public housing tenants, after it lost a bid to summarily dismiss the case. 

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Banksia mastermind to pay $10M to group members, despite $70M in assets
Class Actions 2025-06-26 11:41 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Entities linked to the late solicitor Mark Elliott are set to pay $10 million to settle claims by Banksia class action members, despite a related company owning $70 million on trust, a court has heard. 

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