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Courts see record number of class actions as shareholder proceedings drop in significance
Expert Insights 2021-05-20 10:30 am By Editor

A record number of class actions were filed in the past year but shareholder class actions, which have been the primary target of the federal government’s attack on the class action regime, have decreased in significance, says Professor Vince Morabito.

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Crown wants novel oppressive conduct claims struck from shareholder class action
Class Actions 2021-05-19 10:32 pm By Christine Caulfield

Crown Resorts will fight to strike out allegations in a class action that the casino operator was liable for “oppressive conduct” under the Corporations Act, saying there was no legal basis for making the claims and no articulation by the class as to how the company engaged in the conduct.

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Third overtime class action to be launched by Victorian junior doctors
Class Actions 2021-05-19 5:14 pm By Christine Caulfield

Melbourne hospital operator Western Health is facing a potential class action by junior doctors alleging they have been denied overtime pay, the third underpayments class action to be filed by doctors in Victoria.

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Bushfire class action specialists investigate case over Tenterfield, NSW blaze
Class Actions 2021-05-19 4:30 pm By Christine Caulfield

Maddens Lawyers is investigating a potential class action over the Mount Mackenzie Road fire in Tenterfield, NSW, allegedly caused by power lines operated by Essential Energy.

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Class action launched against council over sinking Sydney homes
Class Actions 2021-05-19 3:34 pm By Miklos Bolza

Homeowners in a Western Sydney suburb have filed a NSW Supreme Court class action against the local council, a developer and geotechnical engineers seeking compensation over homes they claim are sinking into the ground.

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Class action barristers elevated to Victoria Supreme Court
Courts 2021-05-18 11:08 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The lead counsel in class actions against AMP and Vocation and a silk who worked on the landmark Black Saturday bushfire class actions are the latest judicial appointees to the Victoria Supreme Court, boosting the class action chops of the court’s bench.

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Kia faces class action investigation into recalled cars
Class Actions 2021-05-18 8:53 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Kia Motors is facing an investigation into a possible class action on behalf of car owners whose vehicles were recalled due to the risk that they could catch fire when parked.

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Westpac class action funder forgoes commission after running out of money
Class Actions 2021-05-18 8:28 pm By Christine Caulfield

The cash-strapped litigation funder that initially agreed to bankroll a class action against Westpac over life insurance premiums will not earn a cent in commission under a proposed $30 million settlement.

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Damages claimed in Takata airbags class action against VW ‘quite absurd’, court told
Automotive 2021-05-18 8:25 pm By Miklos Bolza

A class action trial against Volkswagen over recalled Takata airbags has kicked off, with a lawyer for the car giant denying the airbags carried a safety risk and attacking as “quite absurd” the sought-after damages of 30 percent of the initial price tag of affected cars.

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EY resigns as Omni Bridgway auditor over class action conflict
Class Actions 2021-05-17 7:15 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Ernst & Young has resigned from its role as Omni Bridgeway’s long-time auditor after determining a class action against it that’s being backed by the litigation funder could threaten its independence.

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