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Victorian Supreme Court set to hear record number of class action trials
As proof of its popularity as a class action jurisdiction, the Supreme Court of Victoria will hear opening submissions in three class action trials on Monday, an unprecedented number in a single day for the court.
Airbus, Commonwealth hit with class action over 2023 helicopter crash
Aircraft manufacturer Airbus and the Commonwealth have been hit with a class action by the family members of four aviators who were killed when an army helicopter crashed off the coast of Queensland in 2023.
Fortescue says class action can’t bring hostile workplace claim
Fortescue wants to strike out a class action's claim that it created a hostile workplace for women, arguing the allegation was not raised in a human rights complaint and can't now be pursued in court.
Harvey Norman’s ‘opaque’ structure causing class action discovery woes, court told
A class action against Harvey Norman over alleged useless product warranties wants the court to manage the discovery process after more than six months of disagreements, saying the company's corporate structure is opaque.
Hunter Valley crash report says engineering controls could have limited rollover risk
A report into a bus crash in NSW's Hunter Valley that killed 10 passengers has found that while the interchange where the crash occurred met all road safety standards, additional engineering controls and design guidance could have reduced the risk of a fatal rollover.
Class action can’t link cultural loss to climate policy, Commonwealth says
By the time Australia's emissions targets were set in 2015, the effects of climate change were already being felt in the Torres Strait, the Commonwealth has told an appeals court, saying a class action over Islanders' cultural loss can't prove causation.
Shareholder class action targets Web Travel after $1B market cap drop
Web Travel Group has been hit with a class action by investors who say the value of their shares plummeted after misleading 2025 earnings guidance was corrected.
Plus500 says arbitration bars class action, judge says nobody reads T&Cs
People don't read terms and conditions when signing up to online services, an appeals court judge has told trading platform Plus500, which says the applicant in a class action is bound by an arbitration clause in its user contract.
Cultural loss from climate crisis an ‘actionable’ harm, Full Court told
The law of negligence should be expanded to recognise cultural loss as a compensable form of harm, a group of Torres Strait Islanders argue in challenging a ruling tossing their class action against the government.
Domino’s ‘very likely’ to appeal in wages class action
After waiting three-and-a-half years for judgment and winning on “close to everything”, a class action against Domino’s over staff wages is "very likely" to face an appeal, with retiring Justice Bernard Murphy vowing to make final orders and not hand the "mess" over to another judge.