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COVID-19 quarantine class action should be tossed for ‘fabricated jurisdiction’, court told
Class Actions 2025-03-27 5:10 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The NT government says a class action by the family of an Indigenous woman who died at a COVID-19 quarantine facility had no business in the Federal Court.

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Security contractors G4S, GEO targeted in cross-claim in detention class action
Class Actions 2025-03-24 4:59 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The federal government has launched a cross-claim against private security companies G4S and ACM in a class action on behalf of asylum seekers held in two immigration detention centres in South Australia.

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AFL tells court of ‘ongoing harm’ from discrimination class action
Class Actions 2025-03-03 11:43 pm By Andy Sidler

A discrimination class action against AFL by First Nations players, umpires and officials has been given the OK to rejig its pleading, over the vehement protests of the league.

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‘Who can it be now?’ Men at Work trustee wants to know who gets royalties
Intellectual Property 2025-02-21 11:44 pm By Sam Matthews

The trustee for iconic Aussie pop band Men at Work wants a court’s guidance on who it should be making royalty payments to, after guitarist Ron Strykert contested an agreement he signed.

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NT says court has no jurisdiction to hear COVID quarantine class action
Class Actions 2025-02-04 3:43 pm By Sam Matthews

The Northern Territory government is fighting a false imprisonment and wrongful death class action by the family of an Indigenous woman who died at a COVID-19 quarantine facility.

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Pawn shop class action lead applicant MIA, court hears
Class Actions 2025-01-31 10:37 pm By Sam Matthews

A class action alleging a pawn shop gave vulnerable customers loans with annual interest rates of 480 per cent has lost contact with its lead applicant and is looking for another, a court has heard. 

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Firm fees, funder’s cut slashed in $180M stolen wages class action settlement
Class Actions 2024-11-27 3:21 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has approved a settlement of up to $180.4 million in a stolen wages class action against the WA government but slashed the law firm’s fees and funder’s commission.

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Judge balks at $10M registration bill in stolen wages class action
Class Actions 2024-10-29 11:56 pm By Sam Matthews

The judge overseeing a $180.4 million settlement in a stolen wages class action has railed against Shine Lawyers’ $10 million bill for the costs of registration, saying “something has gone seriously wrong”.

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KFC tries to avoid ‘hypothetical’ class action trial over rest breaks
Class Actions 2024-09-30 2:50 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Fast food giant KFC has argued an initial trial in an underpayments class action could result in an “entirely hypothetical” finding unless it also deals with the claims of several sample group members. 

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AFL star can’t get game footage before expanding discrimination class action
Class Actions 2024-08-13 2:35 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has rejected AFL great Phil Krakouer’s request for extensive game footage before putting on an amended claim in a racial vilification class action against the league, which is expected to bring five clubs into the proceeding. 

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