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Judge slams ‘uncooperative’ Volkswagen in dieselgate case
Class Actions 2018-08-29 8:32 pm By Miklos Bolza

A Federal Court judge has criticised Volkswagen for being “uncooperative” in refusing to tell the court who authorised the defeat device at the heart of the auto giant’s diesel emissions cheating scandal.

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AMP wins bid to move class actions to state court
Class Actions 2018-08-29 2:24 pm By Christine Caulfield

AMP has prevailed in a hard-fought fight over where it will defend five shareholder class actions brought in the wake of the Banking Royal Commission, in a precedent-setting judgement that provides a road map for future jurisdictional battles over competing class actions.

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Lawyers look to expand class action against Ford
Class Actions 2018-08-28 10:13 pm By Miklos Bolza

Lawyers wants to expand the class action brought against the Ford Motor Company of Australia over allegedly defective Powershift transmissions, seeking court approval to increase the class size and bring new unconscionable conduct claims.

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Auto giants ready to talk settlement in Takata class actions
Product Liability 2018-08-28 9:54 pm By Miklos Bolza

Six major car companies indicated Tuesday they were open to a quick settlement of class actions brought on behalf of potentially hundreds of thousands of Australian drivers whose cars were fitted with defective and deadly Takata airbags.

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Judge won’t recuse himself from Bendigo Bank cases over Great Southern loans
Class Actions 2018-08-28 2:48 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge refused Tuesday to step down from two cases brought by Bendigo and Adelaide Bank seeking to claw back loans from group members in a settled class action over Great Southern Group’s managed investment schemes, saying no apprehension of bias could arise.

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Cult leader of ‘The Family’ denies abuse in class action defence
Class Actions 2018-08-28 1:01 pm By Christine Caulfield

The leader of the notorious cult known as The Family, who is facing a class action by sect members who claim they were tortured and sexually abused as children in her care, has denied the allegations in a bare-bones defence.

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Court won’t hear class action over detained asylum seekers
Class Actions 2018-08-27 11:51 pm By Christine Caulfield

A pro bono class action on behalf of asylum seekers who allege they were unlawfully imprisoned in Australian immigration detention centres has been shut down by the Federal Court, which ruled Monday it had no jurisdiction to hear the proceeding.

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Judge OKs $3M settlement in Kagara shareholder class action
Class Actions 2018-08-27 8:34 pm By Miklos Bolza

A $3 million settlement in the shareholder class action against the directors of failed mining company Kagara has been approved, with a Federal Court judge saying the amount is fair and reasonable despite two-thirds of it going to the lawyers and funder that brought the case.

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Commonwealth Bank pans class action pleadings as ‘vague penumbra’
Class Actions 2018-08-24 4:32 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia is seeking to strike out portions of a shareholder class action over allegedly lax anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism financing controls it calls a “vague penumbra” that leaves the bank in the dark about the case against it.

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Bill that would allow follow-on actions introduced in Senate
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-08-23 11:21 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Private follow-on actions for consumer law violations will be easier to bring under a new bill recently introduced in the Senate, a potential boon to class action lawyers.

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