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‘Game, set, match’ for United class action’s fight against $2.3M security, court told
Class Actions 2025-04-01 11:55 pm By Andy Sidler

The fact that at least three funders are open to backing a franchisee class action against United Petroleum should doom the class action’s opposition to the petrol chain’s bid for $2.3 million in security, a court has heard. 

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Court OKs discontinuance of race discrimination class actions against NT
Class Actions 2025-03-19 5:13 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A court has approved the discontinuance of two class actions against the Northern Territory government over its alleged failure to properly fund essential health and interpreting services in remote Indigenous communities.

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Phoslock class action doesn’t have to bear costs from competing case
Class Actions 2025-03-07 4:58 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A judge has found a shareholder class action against water treatment company Phoslock and auditor KPMG should not bear the costs incurred by a competing case for preliminary discovery.

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$3M class action settlement over Nine’s Palm Island coverage wins approval
Class Actions 2025-01-31 10:11 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has approved a $3 million settlement in a class action against Nine over its coverage of litigation related to the 2004 Palm Island riots. 

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‘No urgency’: Judge rejects injunction bid in IP suit against ex-BHP unit
Intellectual Property 2025-01-14 1:21 pm By Andy Sidler

Ex-BHP unit South32 has dodged a request for an expedited injunction barring in an intellectual property dispute, with a judge finding there was “no urgency” to the bid. 

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Class action must front $2.9M to keep Fogo Brazilia case afloat
Franchises 2024-12-02 12:17 pm By Andy Sidler

A class action against Fogo Brazilia and its law firm will be shut down if the lead franchisee fails to find $2.9 million in security for the restaurant chain’s costs.

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Class action against KPMG, Phoslock shouldn’t wait for rival case, court told
Class Actions 2024-11-25 4:23 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A class action against water treatment company Phoslock and auditor KPMG should not be held up until a shareholder that’s stuck in preliminary discovery proceedings files a competing case, a court has heard.

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Judge rejects franchisees’ ‘colourable’ cross-claims against United Petroleum
Franchises 2024-10-29 11:34 pm By Sam Matthews

United Petroleum will not face cross-claims by franchisees, with a judge calling the bid “a very colourable application” to create overlap with a class action in the Supreme Court.

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Class action PR firm denies hurting United Petroleum’s reputation
Intellectual Property 2024-10-18 11:20 pm By Andy Sidler

The PR firm promoting a class action against United Petroleum has denied it hurt the petrol chain’s reputation by publishing an image depicting it as ‘evil’.

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KPMG, Phoslock hit with shareholder class action
Class Actions 2024-10-14 11:06 pm By Christine Caulfield

Water treatment company Phoslock and auditor KPMG face a shareholder class action, but not by the law firm that secured documents for a potential case.

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