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A self-represented applicant is challenging the permanent stay of his competition class action against Google and Meta over the digital companies' decision to ban cryptocurrency ads.
The High Court has granted special leave to farmers in a class action against Advanta Seeds over allegedly contaminated product to challenge a court's finding that a disclaimer nullified the company's duty to protect growers against economic loss.
A judge who signed off on a settlement in a class action against the government by sovereign bondholders over the disclosure of climate risks said proving climate change posed a risk to government coffers may not be as difficult as the government has claimed.
A second law firm is likely to throw its hat in the ring to run a competing class action against Qantas over flight cancellations in the COVID-19 pandemic, but a judge has made orders trying to side-step a carriage fight, criticising them as “wasteful and expensive”.
The future of a competition class action against AGL Energy is in doubt after being abandoned by its funder, despite evading the energy supplier’s bid to dismiss the case.
A judge has approved the settlement of a class action brought on behalf of sovereign bondholders over the disclosure of climate change risks, despite a late scrap with the government over whether the deal puts a stop to future cases.
An Australian law firm is investigating a class action against drug manufacturers over a commonly prescribed antibiotic said to cause “disabling” side effects, including nerve damage and psychosis.
The ACCC has approved the buyout of Australian energy giant Origin Energy, after finding that significant competition concerns were outweighed by the likely benefits to the country's transition to renewable energy.
Westpac has been hit with a class action for allegedly overcharging superannuation customers for insurance coverage, months after paying $30 million to settle a separate superannuation class action.
A failed class action against Volkswagen over Takata airbags is seeking special leave from the High Court, arguing an appeals court was wrong to find a reasonable consumer would be comfortable with an airbag that posed a potential risk of rupture.