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BHP class action can expand group definition, but not retroactively
A class action against BHP can include in the group member definition investors who bought shares on secondary platforms, but the change can't apply retroactively.
Judge complains of ‘spiralling costs’ of expert evidence in class actions
In deciding an evidentiary dispute in a shareholder class action against building materials giant Boral, a judge has sounded off over the increasing costs of expert evidence produced in group proceedings.
Homes Victoria docs shielded from public housing class action, court rules
Citing public interest immunity, Homes Victoria has won a bid for Cabinet documents to be kept confidential in a class action levelled by public housing tenants.
ACT government can’t get quick win in social housing class action
The ACT government has lost its bid for the dismissal of a class action lodged by social housing residents who allege they were unlawfully forced to relocate.
High Court declines Opal Tower insurers special leave bid
The High Court has declined to hear an appeal by insurers over coverage for the class action defence costs of Opal Tower's consultant engineer.
Child removal class action members ‘not counters in a procedural game’, court told
The Queensland government has been slammed for delays in two class actions over the removal of Indigenous children, while the state pushes to strike out claims at the heart of the case. 
Class action accuses NSW developer, council of negligence
A class action has been filed against a NSW luxury developer and a local council by property owners alleging the land selected for a 683-lot project was unfit for residential development.
Contingency fee rates on rise as nearly 30 law firms get in on action: report
The rate of contingency fees granted out of the gate in class actions in Victoria's Supreme Court has shot up, and more than two dozen law firms are now vying for their chance at a tidy payday, according to a new report.
Child removal class action gets more time to clarify claims
A child removal class action against the state of New South Wales has been given more time to clarify its pleadings after a judge raised concerns that parts of the "important case" were unclear.
Insurer AAI can’t escape combustible cladding class action
AAI has lost its bid to appeal an order joining it to a class action over alleged combustible cladding installed at two high-rise towers in Liverpool, NSW.