With its new business model of self-funding class actions, Maurice Blackburn can’t get by with an undertaking to indemnify Macquarie for its costs if a case over flex commissions fails.
A class action has been filed in the High Court, challenging the detention of South Sudanese refugees in Australian detention centres.
A judge has allowed a tweak to a class action against the state of NSW on behalf of inmates of the Dillwynia Women’s Correctional Centre who were sexually assaulted by former correctional officer Wayne Astill.
Jaguar Land Rover has hit back at a class action alleging it misled drivers of cars fitted with allegedly defective diesel particulate filters, saying the “wear and tear” of car parts is to be expected.
A ruling that clarified the materiality requirement in continuous disclosure cases could lead to more regulatory actions and activist shareholder claims, but won’t boost shareholder class actions, experts say.
A law firm is investigating a potential class action against the Queensland government over stamp duty and land tax surcharges on foreign property purchasers.
A judge has signed off on the eighth version of a class action against Sydney doctor Daniel Lanzer and several of his associates over allegedly negligent cosmetic surgeries.
A class action against ANZ over alleged predatory lending practices has settled for $85 million, while two related cases against Westpac and Macquarie are set to go to trial this month.
The applicants in a class action against Lendlease have found common ground with the construction giant in High Court submissions, both arguing for power to make class closure orders.
Coles and Woolworths may be hit with class actions for allegedly misleading customers with false discounts.