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Maurice Blackburn reunites with air cargo lead applicant in cartel class action against banks
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-06-20 3:09 pm By Christine Caulfield

The law firm running a cartel class action alleging manipulation of foreign exchange rates by five global investment banks is teaming up with the same lead applicant that represented group members in the price-fixing case against major international airlines.

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Quinn Emanuel files appeal after losing AMP class action contest
Appeals 2019-06-19 9:34 pm By Christine Caulfield

Law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has followed through on its threat to appeal a high stakes ruling that shut down its shareholder class action against AMP, along with two competing cases, after a two-day beauty parade that saw rival firm Maurice Blackburn take the prize.

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ANZ to pay nothing in interim settlement of 7-Eleven franchise class actions
Franchises 2019-06-18 10:22 pm By Christine Caulfield

ANZ Bank will not pay a cent to franchisees in its settlement of two class actions that allege the bank breached its responsible lending obligations and engaged in unconscionable conduct by giving loans to purchasers of 7-Eleven franchises.

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PTTEP loses bid to stop farmers using the word ‘oil’ in Montarra oil spill class action trial
Class Actions 2019-06-18 8:37 pm By Amelia Birnie

A judge overseeing a trial in a class action over the Montarra oil spill has ruled it necessary for Indonesian seaweed farmers to use the word “oil” in their evidence, after oil company PTTEP tried to argue they were not qualified to identify the substance.

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Retail Food Group faces potential franchise class action
Franchises 2019-06-18 8:25 pm By Christine Caulfield

Retail Food Group is the target of a possible class action by franchisees in the wake of a parliamentary report that called on three government agencies to probe the franchise giant and its top executives for potential insider trading, tax evasion and other unlawful conduct.

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Royal commission class actions pile up, with more on the way
Class Actions 2019-06-18 2:56 pm By Christine Caulfield

While no means a flood, the class actions filed in response to the shocking evidence of misbehaviour at last year’s banking royal commission have been steadily flowing and show no signs of drying up. Here, we give you the round-up of cases launched so far, the latest developments in each, and what’s coming down the pipeline.

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Second combustible cladding class action targets panel supplier Fairview
Product Liability 2019-06-18 1:42 pm By Amelia Birnie

A second combustible cladding class action has been launched, this time against Fairview Architectural, the Australian manufacturer of Vitrabond polyethylene cladding, which it claims has been used at major Australian airports, entertainment facilities and government buildings.

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Judge has ‘real misgivings’ about security for costs bid in casual worker class actions
Class Actions 2019-06-17 10:08 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has baulked at an application by labour hire company Chandler Macleod and BHP unit Mt Arthur Coal seeking security for their legal costs in two casual worker class actions, saying Fair Work cases were not the same as shareholder class actions.

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J&J hip implant class members to be paid in full from $250M settlement
Product Liability 2019-06-17 8:13 pm By Miklos Bolza

Group members in a class action against Johnson & Johnson unit DePuy International over allegedly defective hip implants are on track to receive 100 per cent of their claims as the $250 million settlement continues to be distributed, a court has heard.

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Ernst & Young strikes back in Quintis class action
Class Actions 2019-06-14 9:42 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Ernst & Young, which has been named in a class action over its auditing of sandalwood producer Quintis, has filed cross-claims alleging Quintis should pick up the tab for any liability it may face in the proceedings.

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