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A judge has rejected a bid by Toyota's finance arm to require group members in two class actions to register ahead of mediation to participate in any settlement arising from mediation in the cases.
A judge has asked for more information on why he should approve $43.1 million in legal fees in a class action against AMP that settled for $120 million, calling the amount "extraordinary" and "troubling".
Decisions made during a regulatory investigation can have significant consequences for the trajectory of any future class action, and a coordinated, holistic approach can narrow the scope of potential downstream exposure, say Corrs Chambers partners Chris Pagent and Abigail Gill and special counsel James Emmerig.
Dairy giant a2 Milk has agreed to cough up $62 million to settle a consolidated shareholder class action over a 2021 guidance.
A former RAMS franchisee has raised concerns about a joint trial of its case with a related class action against the defunct Westpac home loan subsidiary, saying the overlap between the cases may be “much less than advertised”.
Kmart has been hit with a class action on behalf of thousands of salaried managers who allege they were systematically underpaid.
A defects class action against Ford that's been on foot since 2016 is headed to the Full Court again, after a judge recently ruled on two remaining issues in dispute following a High Court ruling on on how reduction in value damages should be calculated.
A group member in a class action against Johnson & Johnson unit Depuy that resolved 14 years ago has successfully challenged his compensation award, with an appeals court finding the independent counsel who calculated his payout was bound by rules of procedural fairness.
A judge has dismissed an application for a freezing order against the developer behind a NSW Central Coast office block at the centre of a class action over alleged defects, including sub-par air conditioning.
The law firm that's running a class action against the AFL on behalf of players who allegedly suffered on-field brain injuries has filed a new representative proceeding targeting 10 more clubs.