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AMP super members to get half of $120M class action settlement
AMP super members are set to receive $60 million in a class action stemming from the banking royal commission, with the average payout being under $100, a judge has heard. 
‘The dead are many’: Traditional owners file class action over Wittenoom asbestos waste
Traditional land owners in the central Pilbara have filed a class action to force the removal of dumped asbestos waste, some 60 years after the Wittenoom asbestos mines closed and the town was struck from the map.
Quinn Emanuel ducks $24M security in hotel quarantine class action
A judge has ordered the firm behind a class action over Victoria's COVID-19 hotel quarantine program to pay another $3.6 million in security for costs, a far cry from the $24 million sought by the state to cover its outlay.
Court tosses $40M shareholder class action against Whitehaven Coal
A judge has thrown out a class action led by the father of famed mining investor Nathan Tinkler over claims ASX-listed Whitehaven Coal failed to fulfil an implied term of a $150 million share subscription. 
Law firm can’t halt silk’s case for $280K fee for Gladstone Ports case
A law firm has lost its bid to stay a silk's case alleging he is owed a $280,400 cancellation fee for a class action in Queensland that was settled a month before trial. 
Latitude to defend ‘fundamentally flawed’ class action
Latitude Group says it will defend a "fundamentally flawed" class action over an allegedly misleading interest-free ad promotion by Harvey Norman that required customers to apply for a Latitude GO credit card.
McDonald’s loses bid for class closure notice in $320M rest breaks case
McDonald’s has lost its bid to send a notice to group members foreshadowing its intention to apply for soft class closure in a representative case on behalf of 350,000 workers who were allegedly denied rest breaks. 
Court flags novel question of power in Reject Shop class action
The Full Federal Court may need to weigh in on whether the judge overseeing an underpayments class action against the Reject Shop had the power to make an order altering the group definition.
Harvey Norman hit with class action over ‘interest-free’ ads
Harvey Norman is facing a class action over 'interest-free' ads which the Federal Court has found were misleading.
Class action investigation underway against Melbourne gynaecologist
A Melbourne gynaecologist faces a possible class action by women who claim they underwent unnecessary endometriosis surgeries.