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Blue Sky directors may be ‘dragged back’ into shareholder class action, court told
Class Actions 2024-09-11 11:07 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Three former Blue Sky directors who were originally named in a shareholder class action against the collapsed fund manager might be “dragged back” into the case after its chief operating officer pointed the finger at him in his defence, a court has heard.

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Damages trial in live export class action to push case into 11th year
Class Actions 2024-04-08 1:10 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A hearing in a class action to determine the extent of lost sales suffered by cattle exporters following a ban on live exports has been set down for April next year, making the case the oldest unresolved class action on the Federal Court docket.

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Government rejects $510M settlement offer in live exports class action
Class Actions 2024-01-19 5:22 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Minister for Agriculture has rejected an offer to settle a nine-year-old class action over the government’s 2011 ban on the live export of cattle for $510 million plus up to $390 million in legal costs and interest. 

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Government urged to shell out $900M to settle live exports class action
Class Actions 2023-12-04 10:43 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The applicant in a nine-year-old class action over the government’s 2011 live exports ban has urged the Commonwealth to pay up to $900 million to settle the case, after earlier settlement efforts flopped.

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Live exports ban class action may face more delays as Full Court hearing flagged
Class Actions 2023-10-18 11:46 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has balked at the court being asked to examine the internal workings of the Indonesian government in the nine-year old live exports ban class action, flagging a possible Full Court hearing of the matter before damages are finalised.

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‘Cloud cuckoo land’: Judge questions class action’s bid to beef up export ban damages claim
Class Actions 2023-07-07 11:21 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge overseeing a class action over the government’s total ban on live cattle exports to Indonesia has challenged the applicant’s bid to base group member damages on an increased number of cows that could have been exported, three years after the lead applicant won a $2.9 million judgment.

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$29M settlement in Westpac class action gets green light
Class Actions 2023-06-21 12:29 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has approved a $29 million settlement in a class action against Westpac over ‘junk’ consumer credit insurance, a deal that earns the bank’s customers at least $19.6 million. 

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$47M settlement in ANZ credit insurance class action reasonable, judge says
Financial Services 2023-06-16 4:37 pm By Christine Caulfield

A $47 million settlement in a class action against ANZ — one of three settlements in a series of class actions against the big banks over ‘junk’ consumer credit insurance — was fair and reasonable, a judge has said.

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‘They’re not going to get anything until 2030’: Irate judge slams delays in live export ban case
Agriculture 2023-04-21 3:38 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has railed against continuing delays in a class action against the Federal Government over its total ban on live cattle exports to Indonesia in 2011, as group members continue to go unpaid almost three years after a ruling awarding $2.9 million to the lead applicant.

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Top 10 class action settlements of 2022
Top 10 Class Action Settlements 2023-01-06 3:23 pm By Sam Matthews

Class action settlement sums reached new highs last year, with the ten largest agreements totalling almost $1 billion, almost half of which was secured by one plaintiff law firm.

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