Quinn Emanuel has filed a class action against Volkswagen over cars fitted with defective Takata airbags, the seventh class action filed by the firm in what’s been touted as one the largest consumer class actions in Australia.
Nationwide News says two expert reports written by a friend and agent of actor Geoffrey Rush should be thrown out because the two are advocates for Rush, as the first week in the closely watched defamation trial wrapped up.
Fundraising company Appco Group has dropped its appeal of a judge’s decision to let an $85 million wage case against it move forward as a class action.
The judge overseeing a class action filed on behalf of business owners over the Sydney light rail construction has cautioned the NSW government against filing a de-class motion, saying a class action may be the “very best thing” for the government.
Murray Goulburn has told a judge it may seek to cap costs in two shareholder class actions that centre on a 2016 profit forecast revision, taking a page from the playbook of baby food maker Bellamy’s.
ASIC has been given a little over a month to provide ANZ with documents it collected during the course of its investigation into a $2.5 billion ANZ share placement, as the bank, which is facing a related criminal cartel case, mulls whether to file an application to stay the regulator’s action.
Blasting the battle of competing class actions as a fight for the “commercial interests” of litigation funders not class members, a judge has called on lawyers for two shareholder actions against Brambles to settle the dispute themselves.
A Federal Court judge has ordered Volkswagen to produce documents related to its calculations on how its emissions cheating scandal could affect car prices.
ACCC boss Rod Sims has won a five-year extension of his term as Chair, ensuring the high energy regulator will continue to make good on its promises of higher fines and tougher enforcement of the nation’s competition and consumer laws.
US seafood giant Trident Seafoods has filed an appeal over a trade mark registration by Australian rival Trident Foods, which will be heard by the Full Federal Court.
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