Class Actions
‘Very concerned’: Judge wants to hear from late EML class action members
A judge has adjourned a hearing seeking approval of a $37.35 million settlement in a shareholder class action against EML Payments over concerns about the exclusion of late registrants and claims.
Class Actions
NSW Police to appeal ruling in strip search class action
The NSW government is planning to appeal a ruling that ordered it to pay $93,000 in damages to the lead plaintiff in a class action over police strip search at music festivals.
Privacy & Cybersecurity
Herald Sun wants to shut down Groth privacy case before trial
The publisher of the Herald Sun has filed a strike-out application against novel privacy claims by the wife of Victorian Liberals' deputy leader Sam Groth, saying it was exempt as a news outlet.
White Collar
Fraudster Chris Marco cops record 14-year sentence for Ponzi scheme
A court has slapped a 14-year jail term on Perth businessman Chris Marco, after a jury found him guilty of 43 charges connected to a $34 million fraud on investors.
Personal injury
Class action can encourage Dillwynia inmates to sign up, court says
A class action by inmates in the Dillwynia Women' s Correctional Centre who were allegedly sexually assaulted by a corrections officer can send a notice encouraging — but not requiring — group members to sign up.
Class Actions
IVF rebate class action faces bid to cut egg donors from case
The federal government has flagged its intention to bring a strike-out application to narrow the group member definition in a class action by single women and same-sex couples who were denied Medicare rebates for IVF.
Tax
DLA Piper strengthens tax team with three partners from Clayton Utz
Law firm DLA Piper has boosted the ranks of its tax practice with the appointment of three partners, along with a team of five, from Clayton Utz.
Class Actions
Court to hear class action firm’s novel application to vary GCO rate
A judge will appoint a contradictor to weigh in on a class action's novel bid to vary the rate of a group costs order, just two months after the court approved a lower rate than was sought by the firm that's running the case.
Business of Law
Leading class action lawyers among 21 new silks in Victoria
Twenty-one barristers in Victoria have won the title of senior counsel, including two class action lawyers from opposing sides of the bar table who have been involved in negotiating recent blockbuster settlements.
Class Actions
Law firm with higher contingency fee prevails in Paladin class action contest
The firm wants a bigger slice of any recovery in its case against Paladin Energy, but its clearer funding arrangement and realistic litigation budget give it the edge over a rival class action outfit, a judge has found.
