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Class action law in WA imminent after bill advances
Class Actions 2022-08-31 11:46 pm By Christine Caulfield

Western Australia is set to become the fifth state in Australia that allows lawyers to launch class actions, after a bill permitting representative proceedings advanced in the state parliament’s upper house.

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Banksia receiver justified in rejecting lawyers’ $10.6M settlement, court says
Class Actions 2022-08-30 4:21 pm By Christine Caulfield

The special purpose receiver acting for debenture holders of defunct Banksia Securities was right to reject a confidential settlement — believed to be for $10.6 million — offered by the disgraced lawyers behind a scandal-ridden class action, a court has found.

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On The Run underpayments class action settles for $5.8M
Class Actions 2022-08-29 5:32 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The entity that employs the workforce of the On The Run convenience store chain has agreed to pay $5.8 million to settle a class action accusing it of underpaying over 8,000 workers over a six-year period.

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Victoria can’t quash hotel quarantine class action
COVID-19 2022-08-26 10:51 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The state of Victoria can’t duck class action claims that failures in its hotel quarantine program caused businesses to suffer losses when stage three and four restrictions were put in place during the state’s second wave of COVID-19 cases in 2020.

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CoreStaff’s class action settlement wins OK despite costs, commission burning through 60%
Employment 2022-08-26 11:04 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has approved a $6.4 million settlement in a class action on behalf of Papua New Guinea workers against labour hire firm CoreStaff, despite the agreement allotting less than half the proceeds to group members.

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Judge slams Domino’s for obstructionism in underpayments class action
Class Actions 2022-08-25 11:51 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has blasted Domino’s for its obstructionism in an underpayments class action and promised to order the pizza franchise giant to hand over information on its stores to facilitate settlement.

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Royal commission to probe who was behind ‘shameful’ Robodebt program
Royal Commission 2022-08-25 2:04 pm By Christine Caulfield

Fulfilling a pre-election promise, the Albanese government has announced a royal commission into the controversial Robodebt scheme initiated by the previous federal government, which raised more than $1.7 billion in illegitimate debts from Centrelink recipients.

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Funder comes up short in share transfer dispute
Business of Law 2022-08-25 10:42 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A joint venture formed to fund class action litigation has lost its bid for declarations against one of its former shareholders after arguing its former bankrupt director “ineffectively” transferred half of his shares.

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Class action against Westpac says bank’s discovery not up to Worley standard
Class Actions 2022-08-24 11:17 pm By Christine Caulfield

Westpac and the lead applicant in a class action filed in the wake of AUSTRAC proceedings are still battling it out over discovery of evidence three years into the case. And the applicant claims the bank’s discovery protocol fails the new test set by the Full Federal Court earlier this year.

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Judge doubts class action’s Kiwi damages claim against a2 Milk
Class Actions 2022-08-24 11:31 pm By Sam Matthews

A consolidated class action’s bid to include claims concerning dairy company a2 Milk’s disclosures to the New Zealand stock exchange is in doubt, despite broad agreement between the parties that the claims can be pursued in Victoria.

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