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Law firm fight over Jaguar Land Rover class actions not over yet
Maurice Blackburn looks set to appeal a decision booting its class action against Jaguar Land Rover in favour of a case by a rival law firm whose experience in a similar class action was the deciding factor in a carriage contest.
Monsanto loses bid to throw out ‘cut and paste’ expert evidence in Roundup class action
Monsanto can't throw out the evidence of an expert for the plaintiff in a class action over its Roundup product who has testified that the company engaged in criminal conduct in trying to bury scientific reports on the popular weed killer's alleged cancer-causing properties.
Citibank wants class closure before evidence in rate-rigging case
Citibank has argued group members should be asked to sign on to a class action accusing five major banks of entering a cartel agreement to rig foreign exchange rates before evidence is filed in the case, saying it was impossible to know how much the claims were worth. 
Journalist claims PTSD from bushfire reporting in suit against Ten
Ten wants to stay a sex discrimination claim brought by journalist Tegan George in light of separate personal injury proceedings seeking damages from the broadcaster over PTSD allegedly caused by reporting from the 2019-2020 bushfires.
BHP says investors from secondary platforms can’t be in class action
BHP has argued that investors who bought shares through secondary platforms are excluded from a long-running shareholder class action over a failed Brazilian dam, a claim slammed as an "unduly narrow reading" of the case.
Settlement CFO ruling another landmark in class action development
The Full Federal Court's finding that the High Court did not extinguish the power of judges to make common fund orders on approval of class action settlements is the latest milestone in the evolution of Australian class action jurisprudence, experts say.
Judge’s blessing of ‘solicitors’ CFO’ may bring class actions back to Federal Court
A Federal Court judge's endorsement of the novel idea of a 'solicitors' common fund order' may reverse the trend of class action lawyers running to the Supreme Court of Victoria, where they can earn a contingency fee, to file their cases.
Experience trumps funding model in Jaguar Land Rover beauty parade
A judge has awarded carriage of a class action against Jaguar Land Rover over allegedly defective diesel filters to a law firm that won a similar case against another car maker, saying the firm's experience was not a "neutral factor".
Advisory firm Teneo bought Anna Whitlam’s company, now she’s suing
A talent scout whose company was acquired by Teneo is suing the Australian arm of the global CEO advisory firm, alleging she endured 16-hour workdays and was exposed to a toxic, male-dominated work culture.
Group members to get $84M from AMP class action settlement
Maurice Blackburn will seek $26 million in costs from a $110 million settlement in a long-running class action against AMP over its fees-for-no-service conduct, leaving more than three-quarters of the settlement to be distributed to group members.