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‘Disappointed’ judge decries delays in Sydney light rail class action
Class Actions 2018-11-02 10:04 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has expressed frustration at the slow pace of the Sydney light rail class action, forcing both parties to commit to a timetable that will push the proceeding more rapidly towards a final hearing.

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Judge rejects ‘problematic’ pleading in Ford class action
Class Actions 2018-10-31 8:29 pm By Miklos Bolza

A Federal Court judge has rejected a revised pleading in a class action against Ford over its allegedly defective PowerShift transmissions.

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Seconded Ashurst lawyer was allowed at Qantas FWC hearing
Employment 2018-10-31 1:31 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The presence of a seconded Ashurst lawyer at a Fair Work Commission hearing in an unfair dismissal case against Qantas did not violate an order denying the airline’s request to hire the firm to represent it in the case, the Fair Work Commission has found.

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VW faces class action over Takata airbags
Class Actions 2018-10-29 1:48 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Quinn Emanuel has filed a class action against Volkswagen over cars fitted with defective Takata airbags, the seventh class action filed by the firm in what’s been touted as one the largest consumer class actions in Australia.

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Sydney light rail class action ‘very best thing’ for gov’t: judge
Construction 2018-10-26 11:10 pm By Miklos Bolza

The judge overseeing a class action filed on behalf of business owners over the Sydney light rail construction has cautioned the NSW government against filing a de-class motion, saying a class action may be the “very best thing” for the government.

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Judge urges class action lawyers to solve multiplicity problem
Class Actions 2018-10-26 4:45 pm By Christine Caulfield

Blasting the battle of competing class actions as a fight for the “commercial interests” of litigation funders not class members, a judge has called on lawyers for two shareholder actions against Brambles to settle the dispute themselves.

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VW must hand over docs on Dieselgate’s impact on car prices
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-10-26 12:00 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Federal Court judge has ordered Volkswagen to produce documents related to its calculations on how its emissions cheating scandal could affect car prices.

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Qantas flight attendant can appeal sacking over Manhattan martinis
Employment 2018-10-23 11:22 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A former Qantas flight attendant who lost his job after getting drunk on peach martinis while off duty in New York City has won leave to appeal a decision that his dismissal was not unfair.

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Appeals court to hear BMW common fund challenge in Takata class actions
Product Liability 2018-10-22 7:19 pm By Miklos Bolza

A NSW Supreme Court judge said Monday it will refer to the Court of Appeal a challenge by car giant BMW to a common fund order proposed by law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan for its six class actions over Takata airbags.

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Bannister Law off Ford class action in wake of funder feud
Class Actions 2018-10-22 3:49 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Bannister Law has withdrawn from a class action it filed against Ford over allegedly defective Powershift transmissions following a dispute between the firm and the litigation funder that’s backing the case.

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