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Class action fends off Clydesdale Estate liquidator’s bid to ‘destroy’ claim
A class action on behalf of people who purchased off-the-plan homes in the Clydesdale Estate in north-west Sydney has won a dispute with the liquidator for the collapsed developer.
Melbourne law firm wins bid to declass group proceeding over legal advice
A judge has stripped a group proceeding against a Melbourne law firm of class action status, finding each of the firm's 700 clients had “factually discrete” claims. 
NACC to investigate 6 people involved in Robodebt scheme
The NACC will investigate six people involved in the Robodebt scheme, after finding its commissioner should have removed himself from deciding whether to take up referrals from a royal commission.
Vic Police accused of ‘total overreach’ as pepper spray class action kicks off
Victoria Police’s use of pepper spray to disperse environmental protesters at a 2019 mining conference was a “total overreach” of force, a court has heard.
In class action defence, Isuzu denies cars contained ‘defeat device’
Japanese car maker Isuzu has struck back at a class action, arguing Isuzu D-Max and MU-X cars sold in Australia did not contain the features of so-called defeat devices used to cheat on emissions tests.
Child removal class actions against Queensland get OK to amend cases
Two discrimination class actions against Queensland over the removal of Indigenous children from their homes can amend their cases to address the state's complaint that they fail to link the removals with the plaintiffs' race.
Carnival wins approval of settlement in P&O ‘cruise from hell’ class action
A court has signed off on a $2.4 million settlement in a class action against Carnival over a seven-day South Pacific voyage that sailed into a Category 5 cyclone.
AAI class action trial delayed as firm waits for $1.7M bank guarantee
Trial in a class action against Suncorp unit AAI over add-on insurance has been delayed as Maurice Blackburn works to secure a NAB bank guarantee to satisfy a $1.7 million security for costs order.
S&P fails in bid for all class action expert evidence to be thrown out
Ahead of an eight-week trial in an investor class action in July, ratings agency S&P has lost its bid to throw out the entirety of the expert evidence in the case.
New statutory duty aims to block repeat of Robodebt scandal
The Albanese government has passed a new law aimed at preventing a repeat of the Robodebt scandal, making it an offence for federal agency heads to impede an investigation by the Commonwealth watchdog.