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Government can’t cut ‘stolen’ from notice about stolen wages class action
While acknowledging it was a ‘loaded’ word, a judge has rejected a bid by the federal government to edit out the word 'stolen' from a notice to members of the third stolen wages class action brought by Shine Lawyers.
GetSwift settlement gives class action members $1.5M, slice of raised capital
Logistics company GetSwift's settlement of a shareholder class action will see group members share in $1.5 million cash plus access to further funds and revenue raised by the company over a three-year period.
Joint privilege ruling to have implications for class actions against super trustees
An interlocutory decision in a class action against superannuation trustee Colonial First State Investments may have significant implications for how cases against super fund trustees are litigated in the future, says Slater & Gordon’s Jessica Zarkovic and Joel Gilbourd.
Judge wrong to shut down MySuper class action, appeals court hears
A judge overstepped in throwing out a class action against two National Australia Bank units over alleged MySuper mismanagement because of a carveout in the Victorian Supreme Court Act which bars class actions involving trust property, an appeals court has heard.
Junior doctor behind class action can’t seek compensation for group members, court told
NSW Health wants to amend its defence to an underpayments class action on behalf of 24,000 junior doctors, bringing claims that the lead applicant is barred from seeking compensation for group members under industrial relations law.
MIS regime to vex class action judges, experts say
New requirements that funded class actions be run as managed investment schemes will throw up myriad new questions for the courts, with lawyers predicting novel challenges by defendants and group members and an altered landscape for competing class actions.
Government hit with underpayments class action by postgrad research candidates
An ancient history academic and lawyer has filed a class action against the federal government, claiming he and other postgraduate research candidates were underpaid by major Australian universities.
Judge to hear second group costs order bid in G8 shareholder class action
A Victoria Supreme Court judge will hear the second ever application for a group costs order in a shareholder class action against G8 Education, saying she hoped to deal with the bid in a “straightforward way”.
QBE says infectious disease exclusion applies to COVID-19 claims in Victoria
While a first test case in NSW rejected insurers' interpretation of infectious disease exclusions in COVID-19 business interruption policies, potentially putting the industry on the hook for billions of dollars in claims, QBE says the law is on its side in Victoria.
Class action mediation ‘pointless’ without unregistered group member data, Pitcher Partners says
A judge has refused a bid by accounting firms Pitcher Partners and EY to access share trading data of unregistered group members in a securities class action over advice to Slater & Gordon, despite claims upcoming mediation will be "pointless" without the information.