A failed competition class action by Queensland electricity customers accusing utility companies Stanwell and CS Energy of misusing their market power has been appealed to the Full Court.
As the High Court hears oral arguments this week on the reach of power to make common fund orders for firms and funders bringing class actions, Lawyerly gives a cheat sheet on what the justices could do.
The plaintiff in an unsuccessful class action against Bayer over its Essure contraceptive device wants to see whether she can avoid paying costs in the case before deciding on whether to appeal the loss.
A judge says his experience working alongside the law firm pursuing an investor class action against Origin Energy prior to his appointment to the bench does not disqualify him from hearing the case.
The judge who approved a $2.4 million settlement in a class action against Carnival said it should be regarded as a victory that cruise passengers got anything, when the case was pleaded at an “unsustainably high level”.
A discrimination class action against AFL by First Nations players, umpires and officials has been given the OK to rejig its pleading, over the vehement protests of the league.
A judge hearing a suit against Lovisa has questioned whether it should proceed as a class action, but shut down a ‘pejorative remark’ by the jewellery chain’s barrister about Fair Work class actions.
The funder backing a class action against Transport NSW by residents displaced by the construction of Sydney’s WestConnex tunnel has brought proceedings seeking $1.4 million from the lead plaintiffs.
Suncorp has reached a settlement in a class action against unit AAI over add-on insurance, the insurer confirmed on Friday.
The NSW government has lost its bid to strike out paragraphs related to a claim for exemplary damages in a class action alleging police conducted strip searches at music festivals as a matter of routine.