Settlement

In a change of heart, a judge has appointed two barristers to act as contradictors in argument over the funder's proposed $244 million cut of a record $750 million settlement in two Toyota class actions.

The litigation funder that bankrolled two class actions against Toyota, which settled this month for a record $750 million, faces a grilling by the Federal Court over its proposed commission -- the largest payout ever sought in an Australian class action.

A settlement has been reached in a class action brought on behalf of 120 Liberal candidates who were ineligible for election after the party missed the nomination deadline.

Adelaide-based Mayne Pharma Group has settled its dispute with generic drug maker Teva Pharmaceuticals over patents covering hormone replacement drug IMVEXXY.

A judge said Tuesday a costs referee’s report did not give an “adequate basis” for $13 million in fees sought by a law firm behind a settled class action against Qantas over COVID-era flight cancellations.

A judge has said he has no issues with a $55 million settlement resolving a union’s underpayments class action against grocery chain Aldi for workers who were allegedly denied pay for pre- and post-shift work.

Former Today host Karl Stefanovic has reached a settlement in a dispute with his former business partner, with Stefanovic buying out her stake in their podcast business for an undisclosed amount.

US-based Amika has settled a lawsuit accusing Kmart and Target of selling knockoff versions of its trendy haircare products. 

A judge has given the green light to a $7.55 million settlement in a class action against the University of Newcastle over an unaccredited engineering degree.

A law firm has urged a judge to sign off on a record $37.5 million group costs order in a class action over Victoria’s hotel quarantine debacle that settled for $125 million, saying it spent more than expected in running the case.