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Coles, Woolworths class action judge won’t ‘rubber stamp’ firms’ plan to join forces
Class Actions 2025-02-21 3:43 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Law firms running competing class actions against Coles and Woolworths over alleged illusory discounts have agreed to join forces, but a judge has warned he will not simply ā€œrubber stampā€ the arrangement.Ā 

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Carnival wins approval of settlement in P&O ‘cruise from hell’ class action
Class Actions 2025-02-13 11:49 pm By Christine Caulfield

A court has signed off on a $2.4 million settlement in a class action against Carnival over a seven-day South Pacific voyage that sailed into a Category 5 cyclone.

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Competing class actions filed against Coles, Woolworth over ‘illusory’ disounts
Class Actions 2025-02-12 11:21 pm By Christine Caulfield

A second law firm has lodged class actions against Coles and Woolworths on the back of the consumer regulator’s claims that the supermarket giants’ discount campaigns were misleading.

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Cruise operators face potential class action over onboard gambling
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-11-20 11:28 pm By Christine Caulfield

A law firm is investigating a class action against Carnival and Royal Carribean over their casinos following the death of a cruise ship passenger in May.

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Second law firm investigating class action against Coles, Woolworths
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-11-19 2:35 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Coles and Woolworths face a possible second class action over alleged dodgy discounts the subject of enforcement action by the consumer watchdog.

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Carnival settles class action over ‘cruise from hell’
Class Actions 2024-11-04 11:24 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Carnival has settled a class action on behalf of passengers on a seven-day South Pacific voyage that became the “cruise from hell” when their vessel sailed into a Category 5 cyclone.

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Class action filed against Carnival over P&O ‘cruise from hell’
Class Actions 2023-05-10 1:03 pm By Christine Caulfield

Cruise operator Carnival is facing a third class action in Australia, this time on behalf of passengers aboard P&Oā€™s Pacific Aria, which sailed from Brisbane into the path of a Category 5 cyclone six years ago.

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