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Six judges made this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours List for their service to the law and the judiciary.
Quintis investors to get $4.7M in class action settlement, court told
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Two years after an insurance dispute scuttled a proposed settlement, group members in two class actions against sandalwood producer Quintis are set to receive $4.7 million in a settlement with the defunct company.
ASIC wins contested extension in Mayfair, Mawhinney appeals
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A judge has granted ASIC a hotly contested extension of time in appeals brought by Mayfair Group and founder James Mawhinney after a judge slapped the investment group with a $30 million penalty.
Law firm seeks 30% cut in EML shareholder class action
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The law firm that’s running a shareholder class action against payment processing company EML will seek a group costs order for a 30 per cent cut of the suit’s proceeds.
ASIC puts funds on notice about ‘greenwashing’
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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has put issuers of superannuation and managed funds on notice that it is monitoring the market for ‘greenwashing’ in promotions for sustainability-related products.
$630,000 legal bill should be borne by all Drakes class action members, court told
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A law firm is seeking a funding equalisation order to have all group members contribute to the $630,000 legal bill it racked up in running an underpayments class action on behalf of Drakes store managers that has settled for $2 million.
Toyota appeals loss in $2B diesel filter class action
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Toyota has lodged an appeal of a judgment that could see it owe around $2 billion to 260,000 car owners for selling vehicles with defective diesel filters for more than they were worth.
Sims settles shareholder class action for $29.5M
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Recycling company Sims Limited will pay $29.5 million to settle a shareholder class action alleging earnings guidance for FY16 failed to account for the likely prospect of falling scrap metal prices.
Class action applicants not harmed despite Hardi’s misleading ads for crop sprayer, judge says
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A judge has found the lead applicant in a class action over an allegedly defective crop sprayer did not suffer any loss despite finding agricultural equipment manufacturer Hardi misled him and other farmers who bought the machine.
Judge allows report denying PFAS link with immunosuppression in contamination class action
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A class action alleging the federal government contaminated Indigenous land with toxic firefighting foam has lost a challenge to a report by a scientist who declined to find that the foam could cause adverse health effects including immunosuppression and interfere with the efficacy of vaccines.