Please login to bookmark Close
The owner of a car parking patent has appealed a judgment that tossed its patent infringement claims and found it made unjustified litigation threats against car parking technology company Ubipark.
Judges have power to make settlement CFOs, says Full Court
Please login to bookmark Close
The Full Federal Court has answered a question vexing the court for the past four years, ruling that class action judges have the power to make common fund orders at settlement that allow litigation funders to reap a percentage commission beyond their contractual entitlement.
Settlement CFO ruling another landmark in class action development
Please login to bookmark Close
The Full Federal Court’s finding that the High Court did not extinguish the power of judges to make common fund orders on approval of class action settlements is the latest milestone in the evolution of Australian class action jurisprudence, experts say.
Full Court shoots down ‘misconceived’ bid to undermine Fair Work class actions
Please login to bookmark Close
A judge has declined a union’s bid to throw out an employee class action against McDonald’s after the Full Federal Court confirmed that employee class actions are not precluded by the Fair Work Act.
Judge’s blessing of ‘solicitors’ CFO’ may bring class actions back to Federal Court
Please login to bookmark Close
A Federal Court judge’s endorsement of the novel idea of a ‘solicitors’ common fund order’ may reverse the trend of class action lawyers running to the Supreme Court of Victoria, where they can earn a contingency fee, to file their cases.
Experience trumps funding model in Jaguar Land Rover beauty parade
Please login to bookmark Close
A judge has awarded carriage of a class action against Jaguar Land Rover over allegedly defective diesel filters to a law firm that won a similar case against another car maker, saying the firm’s experience was not a “neutral factor”.
Competing Qantas class action on the cards, court urges firms to avoid fight
Please login to bookmark Close
A second law firm is likely to throw its hat in the ring to run a competing class action against Qantas over flight cancellations in the COVID-19 pandemic, but a judge has made orders trying to side-step a carriage fight, criticising them as “wasteful and expensive”.
Wealth manager Escala can’t restrain execs who jumped ship to LGT Crestone
Please login to bookmark Close
Wealth manager Escala Partners has failed in its bid to restrain two senior financial advisors who defected to rival Crestone from working in wealth management and soliciting its clients.
Competition class action against AGL Energy in doubt after funder exits
Please login to bookmark Close
The future of a competition class action against AGL Energy is in doubt after being abandoned by its funder, despite evading the energy supplier’s bid to dismiss the case.
Are settlement CFOs OK? Full Court to finally have its say
Please login to bookmark Close
With bated breath class action litigators and funders have waited for this day, when the Full Federal Court decides the question of power to make common fund orders at settlement. They aren’t the final arbiters, but the judges’ ruling may be no less important for that.