‘Long overdue’ legal costs reform to hit Victorian courts

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A report commissioned by the Supreme Court of Victoria has recommended a massive overhaul to the system for awarding costs in civil proceedings, trashing the “opaque” and “inadequate” scale of costs system.

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Royal commission to probe who was behind ‘shameful’ Robodebt program

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Fulfilling a pre-election promise, the Albanese government has announced a royal commission into the controversial Robodebt scheme initiated by the previous federal government, which raised more than $1.7 billion in illegitimate debts from Centrelink recipients.

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Funder comes up short in share transfer dispute

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A joint venture formed to fund class action litigation has lost its bid for declarations against one of its former shareholders after arguing its former bankrupt director “ineffectively” transferred half of his shares.

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Class action against Westpac says bank’s discovery not up to Worley standard

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Westpac and the lead applicant in a class action filed in the wake of AUSTRAC proceedings are still battling it out over discovery of evidence three years into the case. And the applicant claims the bank’s discovery protocol fails the new test set by the Full Federal Court earlier this year.

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Judge doubts class action’s Kiwi damages claim against a2 Milk

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A consolidated class action’s bid to include claims concerning dairy company a2 Milk’s disclosures to the New Zealand stock exchange is in doubt, despite broad agreement between the parties that the claims can be pursued in Victoria.

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Mercedes-Benz to cop penalty over Takata airbag recall

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Mercedes-Benz will face a penalty in ACCC proceedings alleging the luxury car maker exposed consumers to serious injury or death by failing to comply with obligations under a compulsory recall of potentially deadly Takata airbags.

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Law firms lay down swords in Mesoblast shareholder class actions

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Two law firms that filed competing class actions against regenerative medicine company Mesoblast for allegedly misleading shareholders about its Remestemcel-L treatment for COVID-19 complications have agreed to join forces and sidestep a beauty parade.

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