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Court slashes law firm’s costs in Aveo class action settlement
A judge has cut law firm Levitt Robinson’s costs in a class action against retirement village provider Aveo, finding the solicitors were “seriously derelict” in serving their evidence on loss and ran up over $1 million in avoidable costs.
Apple hit with class action over ‘throttled’ iPhones
Apple is facing a new class action on behalf of iPhone 6 and 7 users whose phones were 'throttled', or slowed down, due to updates the Silicon Valley company made to its iOS operating system, which were aimed at conserving battery life.
PlayStation class action accuses Sony of restrictive trade practices
A month after a UK tribunal ruled Sony Group must face a class action on behalf of millions of  consumers, the game giant has been hit with a class action in Australia accusing the Japanese company of restrictive trade practices.
Court OKs $27.5M settlement in unlawful detention class action
A $27.5 million settlement reached in a class action over the alleged unlawful detention of 240 Indonesian children has won court approval, but the applicant's legal costs remain subject to negotiations.
IC Markets hit with class action over risky CFDs
Sydney-based online broker International Capital Markets has been hit with a class action, and is facing the threat of another representative proceeding by investors who lost money trading risky contracts for difference.
In second securities class action failure in two days, IOOF shareholders lose out
A judge has dismissed a securities class action against Insignia Financial, formerly known as IOOF, in the second judgement in two days to find no loss to shareholders.
Judge signs off on 24% GCO in a2 Milk shareholder class action
A judge has approved a 24 per cent group costs order in a consolidated class action against a2 Milk, noting the complexity of the claims against the dairy giant and saying a GCO would align the class action lawyers' interests with group members'.
Noumi can’t shield lawyer’s evidence in privilege claim over Ashurst, PwC docs
Noumi has largely lost its bid to shield from a class action parts of its inhouse counsel’s evidence supporting a privilege claim over 3,000 documents seen by Ashurst and PricewaterhouseCoopers during an investigation into the company's financial position.
In class action re-do, Worley shareholders establish breach but fail to prove loss
Worley contravened the Corporations Act a decade ago when it failed to correct 2014 earnings guidance for several months, but shareholders in a long-running class action against the engineering services company have failed to prove the breach caused any loss, a judge has found.
Judge ‘abundantly satisfied’ strip search case against NSW should continue as class action
A judge has found that a lawsuit against the state of NSW over hundreds of allegedly illegal strip searches conducted by NSW police at music festivals over a six-year period should move forward as a class action.