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Bondholders class action faced obstacles, but proving climate risk not one of them: judge
Class Actions 2023-10-13 11:53 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge who signed off on a settlement in a class action against the  government by sovereign bondholders over the disclosure of climate risks said proving climate change posed a risk to government coffers may not be as difficult as the government has claimed.

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Settlement in sovereign bond class action gets court’s nod
Class Actions 2023-10-11 11:31 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has approved the settlement of a class action brought on behalf of sovereign bondholders over the disclosure of climate change risks, despite a late scrap with the government over whether the deal puts a stop to future cases.

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Group members to get $84M from AMP class action settlement
Class Actions 2023-10-06 11:29 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Maurice Blackburn will seek $26 million in costs from a $110 million settlement in a long-running class action against AMP over its fees-for-no-service conduct, leaving more than three-quarters of the settlement to be distributed to group members.

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Law firm, funder seek $13.8M cut from $26M Ardent Leisure class action settlement
Class Actions 2023-09-27 1:22 pm By Sam Matthews

The firm and funder that ran a shareholder class action against Ardent Leisure over the 2016 Dreamworld tragedy are seeking deductions totalling more than half of the $26 million settlement reached in the case.

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JLT reaches walkaway settlement in class action by Victorian councils
Settlement 2023-09-26 9:29 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Insurer JLT Risk Solutions won’t pay any compensation to resolve a long-running class action on behalf of Victorian councils, after defeating a similar class action in New South Wales.

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Judge approves $6.88M CFO in $25M Fonterra class action settlement
Class Actions 2023-09-21 11:56 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has approved a common fund order awarding $6.88 million to the funder behind a class action against Fonterra that settled for $25 million, opting not to wait for a much-anticipated appeals court ruling on the power to make CFOs at settlement.

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RCR Tomlinson shareholders reach $40M class action settlement
Class Actions 2023-09-15 11:15 pm By Christine Caulfield

Shareholders of failed engineering firm RCR Tomlinson have secured a $40 million settlement in a class action brought over alleged misleading ASX statements.

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Judge OKs $50M settlement, $2.5M Deloitte fee in CBA class action
Class Actions 2023-09-15 10:45 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has approved a $50 million settlement in a class action against the Commonwealth Bank over allegedly worthless consumer credit insurance after his concerns about a $2.5 million deduction for Deloitte were allayed.

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Judge refuses to bar children, non-Indigenous people from PFAS settlement
Class Actions 2023-09-08 11:26 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has rejected a bid by in-fighting group members to bar children and non-Aboriginal residents in the Wreck Bay community from receiving a cut of an approved $22 million settlement over alleged PFAS contamination.

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Receivers reach agreement with Melissa Caddick’s husband
Restructuring & Insolvency 2023-09-06 11:53 pm By Sam Matthews

The receivers of Melissa Caddick’s estate have reached an in-principle agreement with the Sydney frauster’s husband and son in relation to the division of a small number of remaining assets.

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