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Class action filed over Victoria’s public housing demolition plan
The Victorian government faces a class action over its decision to redevelop Melbourne's high-rise public housing towers, with lawyers for residents calling on the state to reconsider the plan.
Contingency fees offer class action members ‘vastly superior outcome’ to commissions: report
The contingency fee regime in Victoria promises class action members "vastly superior" recoveries when compared with class actions financed by commission-paid funders, a new report shows.
Russian citizen hit with first-ever cyber sanctions over Medibank breach
The federal government has used its cyber sanction powers for the first time against a Russian individual identified as responsible for an attack against private health insurer Medibank that exposed almost 10 million customer records.
Judge discontinues council class action against insurer JLT, won’t pause clock
A judge has discontinued a class action by Victorian councils against insurer JLT Risk Solutions, but has departed from the decisions of two other judges by ruling the suspension of the time limit for bringing the councils' claims will immediately be lifted. 
CBA class action judge may weigh impact of two failed shareholder cases
Awaiting judgment in Federal Court class actions by shareholders over its money laundering risk disclosures, the Commonwealth Bank will ask the court to reopen the case to consider the relevance of two recent decisions that found shareholders in other class actions had failed to prove loss.
Government rejects $510M settlement offer in live exports class action
The Minister for Agriculture has rejected an offer to settle a nine-year-old class action over the government’s 2011 ban on the live export of cattle for $510 million plus up to $390 million in legal costs and interest. 
App store class actions funder can view ‘sensitive’ Apple data
Apple has failed to prevent a funder from accessing data that will allow it to estimate potential damages in a class action it's bankrolling over allegedly anti-competitive app store restrictions.
In white spot disease class action, government points finger at importers
The federal government has hit back at a class action over an outbreak of white spot disease in South-East Queensland that decimated the commercial prawn industry, pointing the finger at several importers and saying farmers failed to mitigate their own losses.
Anglicare denies duty of care to family members in COVID-19 outbreak class action
Aged care provider Anglicare has hit back at a class action filed on behalf of 25 people whose loved ones died during a COVID-19 outbreak at the Newmarch House in Sydney, saying it owed no duty of care to prevent mental harm to its residents’ family members.
Ventia can’t recoup $5.6M from Western Power in bushfire class action
Subcontractor Ventia Utility Services had lost its bid to recover $5.6 million in alleged overpayments to class action group members from co-defendant Western Power, after its liability was reduced on appeal in a representative proceeding over the 2014 Perth Hills bushfire.