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Judge slams Andrews government for ‘opaque cover-up’ in hotel quarantine class action
COVID-19 2022-06-07 6:45 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has criticised the Andrews government for withholding information about the alleged transmission of COVID-19 to a security guard working in hotel quarantine in a class action claiming lapses in the program caused Victorian businesses to suffer losses. 

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a2 Milk class action consolidation to see one silk go
Class Actions 2022-06-02 7:12 pm By Sam Matthews

Two law firms are set to work “hand in glove” in their proposed consolidated shareholder class actions against a2 Milk, with one senior barrister to be dropped as part of the “rationalisation” of the combined team.

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ANZ ordered to hand over documents in long-running pregnancy discrimination case
Employment 2022-05-25 7:21 pm By Sam Matthews

A former ANZ employee has won her bid to discover a range of documents in her long-running dispute with the bank over alleged discrimination related to her pregnancies with her first two children.

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Andrews government tries again to strike out hotel quarantine class action
Class Actions 2022-05-18 9:30 pm By Sam Matthews

The state of Victoria has asked a court to strike out a class action alleging lapses in its hotel quarantine program caused businesses to suffer losses when stage three and four COVID-19 restrictions were put in place between July and August 2020.

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a2 Milk hit with another shareholder class action
Class Actions 2022-05-18 5:38 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

a2 Milk is facing a shareholder class action in New Zealand on behalf of investors who allegedly suffered loss when the company’s share price plummeted on the heels of a revised outlook for the 2021 financial year amid challenges in the Chinese market.

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Crown’s $125M class action settlement wins court approval but no CFO for funder
Class Actions 2022-04-29 1:12 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has signed off on a $125 million settlement to resolve a shareholder class action against Crown Resorts over disclosures relating to its Chinese gambling operations, but has shaved $1 million from the funder’s proposed commission.

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US shareholders ask court to reject $31M payout for Crown class action funder
Class Actions 2022-04-28 9:35 pm By Christine Caulfield

US institutional shareholders who joined a class action against Crown Resorts that settled on the eve of trial for $125 million are urging the Federal Court to slash the funder’s commission by $4.65 million.

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Law firms appear to sour on contest between rival a2 Milk class actions
Class Actions 2022-04-28 10:45 pm By Christine Caulfield

Law firms running competing shareholder class actions against a2 Milk appear to have reached agreement to join forces, with a court order Thursday scrapping a contest to determine which case would proceed alone.

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CFMEU’s serial offending opens door to maximum penalty, High Court says
Appeals 2022-04-13 5:17 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The High Court has ordered the building and construction union to pay a maximum fine of $63,000 for telling workers they could not be on a job site if they were not union members, saying its serial offending showed it had no “regard for the law”.

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Judge’s ‘blood boils’ over lack of cooperation in Domino’s class action
Class Actions 2022-03-21 2:07 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has censured Domino’s Pizza and the lead applicant in an underpayments class action, saying their lack of cooperation made his “blood boil”.

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