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Jaguar Land Rover facing second class action over ‘defective’ diesel filters
Jaguar Land Rover is staring down a second class action on behalf of consumers who purchased cars with allegedly defective diesel filters over an 11-year period.
Westpac can’t keep lid on total premiums paid in ‘junk’ insurance class actions
Westpac has lost a bid to keep group members in the dark about the premiums paid for allegedly worthless consumer credit insurance, information the bank said could inflate expectations about settlements worth $126 million reached in three class actions.
Corelogic again seeks to block copyright case over data scraping
Property data analytics firm CoreLogic is taking aim again at a lawsuit accusing it of unauthorised scraping of confidential information from building information provider BCI Media’s copyright-protected leads platform, months after a judge found the case was “defective and deficient".
ACCC lays new turf with first standalone concerted practices enforcement outcome
The ACCC has secured its first enforcement outcome related solely to the concerted practices provisions of the competition law, in a case that shows the watchdog is willing to take action to prevent what it sees as anti-competitive practices that include sharing sensitive price information, write Gilbert + Tobin's Jeremy Jose, Sarah Lynch and Katie Latham.
Westpac opposes ‘premature’ notice of $126M class action settlement
Westpac has objected to several proposed notices going out to group members in a class action over ‘junk’ consumer credit insurance, which three of the Big Four banks have agreed to pay $126 million to settle.
‘Not innocent’: Boart Longyear can’t avoid tool recall in patent infringement spat
Mineral exploration company Boart Longyear has been granted leave to appeal a finding that it infringed a patent for a mining tool, but it can't avoid a recall of its tools, with a judge saying its actions were “not uninformed or innocent”.
No contradictor in law firm’s second bid for GCO in ANZ, Westpac class actions
ANZ and Westpac have failed in their bid for a contradictor to weigh in on a contingency fee bid in two class actions, as the law firm that lost the first ever application for a group costs order tries again.
Gilbert + Tobin unveils new leadership team as co-founder steps down as boss
Law firm Gilbert + Tobin has unveiled its new leadership team, with two partners to take the helm following co-founder Danny Gilbert’s decision to step down from his role as managing partner.
Nuix drags PwC into shareholder class action over $1.8B IPO
Nuix has pointed the finger at its accountant PricewaterhouseCoopers in the software company's defence to a class action over a prospectus for its $1.8 billion IPO two years ago.
Virgin’s insurers may be pulled into bond holders class action
Virgin Australia's insurers may be dragged into a class action accusing the airline of failing to disclose its true financial position in a 2019 prospectus for a $324 million capital raising.