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Seven year-long investor class action over AFSL ‘racket’ headed to High Court
High Court 2023-10-10 1:02 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A class action against a director of defunct financial services firm Hodgson Faraday is headed to the High Court after seven years of litigation, with the director appealing findings that he was involved in misleading South Korean investors.

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With no encouragement from parties, 7-Eleven class action judge appoints contradictor
Class Actions 2021-09-20 3:46 pm By Christine Caulfield

Despite claims the $98 million settlement did not warrant a contradictor’s scrutiny, a judge has appointed a contradictor to represent the interests of group members in franchisee class actions against 7-Eleven as he weighs the deal.

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Super fund REST reaches ‘groundbreaking’ settlement in lawsuit over climate disclosures
Environment 2020-11-02 9:22 pm By Miklos Bolza

Retail Employees Superannuation has settled a lawsuit brought by an ecological landscaper and activist over its climate change disclosures, acknowledging the need to identify the risks of climate change.

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Radio Rentals class can peek at excess insurance, as court hears claim may exceed $100M
Class Actions 2019-08-02 9:34 pm By Amelia Birnie

The applicants in the Radio Rentals class action have won access to the company’s excess layer insurance policies, amid concerns that group members’ losses from the allegedly misleading ‘Rent, Try, $1 Buy’ program could surpass $100 million.

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Hundreds of privileged advice docs accidentally disclosed in Radio Rentals class action
Class Actions 2019-06-21 6:59 pm By Amelia Birnie

Lawyers for Radio Rentals are trying to take back hundreds of potentially privileged documents in a consumer class action over the company’s ‘Rent, Try, $1 Buy’ program, after they were accidentally disclosed as a result of an IT redaction error.

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Ex-CEO accuses Radio Rentals of withholding documents crucial to class action defence
Class Actions 2019-06-06 6:13 pm By Amelia Birnie

The former CEO of Radio Rentals, who has been dragged into a class action against the company, claims he can’t properly defend himself because his former employer has asserted privilege over legal advice the company received regarding its ‘Rent, Try, $1 Buy’, which he says is crucial to his case.

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Activist suing super fund REST over climate change plan can’t cap adverse costs
Financial Services 2019-01-18 3:29 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

An ecological landscaper suing the Retail Employees Superannuation Trust fund for an undeveloped climate change policy has lost an application for a maximum costs order in the public-interest case.

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