A spate of class action victories for corporate defendants might encourage more companies to take their chances at trial, but the fact-specific nature of the judgments means little more can be drawn from the failure of the cases.
Disgraced barrister Norman O’Bryan will seek to grill two witnesses for the prosecution in a criminal case accusing the former silk of attempting to fraudulently obtain $1.3 million in fees.
A court has foreshadowed a fight between two competing class actions against Google over alleged abuse of market dominance in digital advertising.
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.
A class action alleging a pawn shop gave vulnerable customers loans with annual interest rates of 480 per cent has lost contact with its lead applicant and is looking for another, a court has heard.
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.
A judge hearing a class action against Isuzu will deal first with whether its cars were fitted with so-called defeat devices, in the latest class action alleging a car maker cheated on emissions tests.
A shareholder class action has slammed as “nonsensical” Fletcher Building’s claim that a judge’s public comments in his previous role at Maurice Blackburn created an appearance of bias against corporate defendants.
Toyota’s offer to fix customers’ diesel filters has drawn criticism from a class action, which alleges it misled group members into believing a fix would have no bearing on damages they could be owed.
The plaintiffs in a shareholder class action against Lendlease have lost their bid for further discovery from the builder, with a judge taking a swipe for their “flagrant” failure to meet deadlines.