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Aldi faces $150M underpayments class action
Class Actions 2023-10-27 3:31 pm By Christine Caulfield

Supermarket chain Aldi has been hit with a class action alleging it systematically underpaid workers across Australia to the tune of $150 million.

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Melbourne’s Block Arcade accused of infringing iconic tea room’s trade marks
Intellectual Property 2023-10-27 9:12 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The owner of Melbourne’s iconic Hopetoun Tea Rooms, which opened its doors in the Block Arcade in 1892, has sued the historic shopping arcade for allegedly mimicking its business by opening a near-identical cafe in the same location.

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Law firm fight over Jaguar Land Rover class actions not over yet
Class Actions 2023-10-27 11:23 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Maurice Blackburn looks set to appeal a decision booting its class action against Jaguar Land Rover in favour of a case by a rival law firm whose experience in a similar class action was the deciding factor in a carriage contest.

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Insurers can’t get names of COVID-19 business interruption class action registrants
Insurance 2023-10-27 3:10 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has refused a bid by four major insurers to obtain the names of small businesses that register to join COVID-19 business interruption class actions, saying he did not want the companies contacting group members. 

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NT government wins strike-out bid in racial discrimination class action
Class Actions 2023-10-27 10:34 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A class action against the Northern Territory government has been sent back to the drawing board, with a judge striking out allegations that its funding of Aboriginal interpreting services discriminated against people in a remote Indigenous community.

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GCOs can’t travel to NSW, appeals court says in Arrium class action
Class Actions 2023-10-26 12:41 pm By Cindy Cameronne

KPMG has lost the latest round in its fight to transfer a class action over the collapse of steel giant Arrium from Victoria to NSW, with an appeals court finding that a group costs order made in the case could not travel across the border.

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Law firm beats rival to courthouse with KFC class action
Employment 2023-10-26 2:34 pm By Christine Caulfield

KFC has been served with a class action for allegedly denying workers rest breaks, just two days after a law firm announced it had launched an investigation into the fast-food giant’s break policy.

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Surgeons lose appeal in breast implants class action
Appeals 2023-10-26 3:25 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A group of surgeons who worked for The Cosmetic Institute have lost a second bid to declass a representative proceeding on behalf of 13,500 patients who claim they were injured by botched breast augmentation surgery.

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Bruce Lehrmann revealed as man charged with Toowoomba rape
Courts 2023-10-26 10:21 pm By Christine Caulfield

Bruce Lehrmann has been revealed to be the ‘high profile’ man accused of raping a woman in Toowoomba two years ago.

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Law firm dropped from light rail class action can’t keep $1.25M security
Class Actions 2023-10-26 8:09 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A law firm that was replaced after feuding with its funder in a successful class action over Sydney’s light rail construction has lost a bid to keep $1.25 million in security for costs, after claiming it has a right to the money due to unpaid fees.

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