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Court urged to reject law firm’s contingency fee bid in ANZ, Westpac class actions
Class Actions 2021-06-03 10:25 pm By Miklos Bolza

A Victoria Supreme Court judge weighing for the first time an application by a law firm for a percentage cut of recoveries in class actions has been told to reject the bid because group members would fare better under the firm’s current no win, no fee funding arrangement.

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Tyro faces second class action investigation over terminal outage
Class Actions 2021-06-03 5:04 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Payments provider Tyro is facing two potential class actions over a days-long terminal outage that left many businesses unable to accept payments, the first of which is expected to be filed “imminently”.

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Court to hear challenge to unions funding class action against UGL
Class Actions 2021-06-03 12:04 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Engineering giant UGL will file proceedings against two unions seeking to block them from funding an underpayments class action on behalf of casual workers, with a judge noting the Full Court may need to weigh in on whether unions can fund class actions.

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BHP loses ‘highly problematic’ bid to exclude foreign investors from class action
Appeals 2021-06-03 10:10 am By Cindy Cameronne

Global resources giant BHP Group has lost an appeal in its fight to exclude foreign investors from a shareholder class action over the 2015 Fundao dam disaster, after arguing the class action regime applies only to those in Australia.

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Banksia barrister Jennifer Collins’ passion for law sparked in late night discovery dive
Litigation Rising Stars 2021-06-02 10:10 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Many junior lawyers bemoan getting stuck reviewing discovery when they first start their careers, but for barrister Jennifer Collins it is one of the best parts of the job.

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‘It’s not a good look’: Judge doesn’t want Suncorp class action to ‘hang around’
Class Actions 2021-06-02 9:35 pm By Miklos Bolza

The judge overseeing a conflicted remuneration class action against Suncorp has locked in a trial date for May next year over the protests of the applicants, saying it was “not a good look” for class actions to “hang” around.

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Defence firms’ bid for piece of class action pie may come with risks
Class Actions 2021-06-01 5:10 pm By Miklos Bolza

Drawn in by economic incentives, more defence law firms are getting in on the class actions action, but playing both sides may have its drawbacks.

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How Slater & Gordon’s Mathew Chuk helped class action group get back on top
Litigation Rising Stars 2021-06-01 11:34 am By Miklos Bolza

Change has never fazed Slater and Gordon practice group leader Mathew Chuk, who has used the ever-evolving class action world and tumultuous times at his law firm to build an impressive career.

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COVID-19 class actions against Victorian government doomed to fail, court told
Class Actions 2021-05-31 10:38 pm By Christine Caulfield

Two class actions over Victoria’s botched handling of the COVID-19 hotel quarantine program alleged to be responsible for the state’s second pandemic wave plead a novel duty of care that doesn’t exist, a court has heard.

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Class action investigation targets a2 Milk over Chinese baby formula sales woes
Class Actions 2021-05-31 3:59 pm By Miklos Bolza

Plaintiffs law firm Slater & Gordon is considering a shareholder class action against the a2 Milk company over its 2021 financial year guidance, which was downgraded after weak baby formula sales to China.

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