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AAI class action trial delayed as firm waits for $1.7M bank guarantee
Insurance 2025-02-13 2:52 pm By Sam Matthews

Trial in a class action against Suncorp unit AAI over add-on insurance has been delayed as Maurice Blackburn works to secure a NAB bank guarantee to satisfy a $1.7 million security for costs order.

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BHP class action can expand group definition, but not retroactively
Appeals 2025-02-12 10:34 am By Cindy Cameronne

A class action against BHP can include in the group member definition investors who bought shares on secondary platforms, but the change can’t apply retroactively.

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Judge complains of ‘spiralling costs’ of expert evidence in class actions
Class Actions 2025-02-11 11:41 pm By Christine Caulfield

In deciding an evidentiary dispute in a shareholder class action against building materials giant Boral, a judge has sounded off over the increasing costs of expert evidence produced in group proceedings.

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ABC managing director admits oversight in Lattouf dismissal case
Employment 2025-02-05 11:06 pm By Andy Sidler

ABC managing director David Anderson has admitted in cross-examination that there was a ā€œmissing stepā€ in former presenterā€™s Antoinette Lattouf’s dismissal.

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ABC says being ‘poster girl’ for press freedom caused Latouff’s distress
Trials 2025-02-04 11:50 pm By Andy Sidler

Claims of hurt and distress by former ABC presenter Antoinette Lattouf stemming from her dismissal are misdirected, the broadcaster has argued at trial.

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‘We owe her nothing’: Ex-ABC head’s email surfaces at Lattouf dismissal trial
Trials 2025-02-03 11:59 pm By Andy Sidler

Ex-ABC chair Ita Buttrose sent an email suggesting Antoinette Lattouf be pulled off air following an email campaign by pro-Israel lawyers, a court has heard.

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Contest between rival Google ad tech class actions on the cards
Class Actions 2025-01-31 4:15 pm By Andy Sidler

A court has foreshadowed a fight between two competing class actions against Google over alleged abuse of market dominance in digital advertising.

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Law firms team up to file competing Google ad tech class action
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-01-30 4:40 pm By Christine Caulfield

Two law firms have joined forces in a second class action on behalf of publishers alleging Google misused its dominance in the digital advertising market.

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Judge suppresses Seven reporter’s settled lawsuit for five years
Employment 2025-01-30 3:47 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A judge has issued a five-year suppression order over documents in a settled lawsuit by a former Seven journalist, saying the order was necessary to incentivize settlements in similar cases.

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‘Nonsensical’: Class action slams claim that judge appears biased against corporations
Class Actions 2025-01-29 11:52 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A shareholder class action has slammed as “nonsensical” Fletcher Buildingā€™s claim that a judgeā€™s public comments in his previous role at Maurice Blackburn created an appearance of bias against corporate defendants.

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