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Law firm slams Merivale’s ‘meaningless’ concerns about $129M underpayments class action
Canberra-based plaintiffs law firm Adero Law has hit back at claims by hospitality giant Merivale that their 3,000 employees would not benefit from a Fair Work class action seeking $129 million in allegedly unpaid wages, saying the concerns were "meaningless".
Settlement in class action over ‘excessive’ legal fees won’t cover group members
A settlement has been reached that brings an end to a class action against a Queensland law firm for allegedly charging personal injury clients excessive fees but does not resolve the claims of group members.
Westpac may get pulled into sports betting class action following AUSTRAC scandal
A Sydney solicitor who was found liable for investor losses in a sports betting scheme masterminded by convicted conman Peter Foster may seek to shift the blame onto Westpac for the bank's alleged failure to flag funds shifted offshore from the scheme.
Vocus settles shareholder class action for $35M
Vocus Group has agreed to settle a shareholder class action over a 2017 profit downgrade, with its insurers footing most of the bill to resolve the proceedings.
‘Good practical sense’: Judge OKs taxi driver class action against Uber
Uber has failed to put the brakes on a massive class action alleging the ride-sharing giant engaged in a conspiracy to steal business from taxi and limousine drivers across four states.
Dam operators haven’t ruled out appeal in Queensland floods class action
Dam operators Seqwater and Sunwater have not ruled out appealing a judgment that found they, along with the state of Queensland, were negligent in the 2011 floods in the Southeast region of the state that left over 2,000 homes destroyed.
IMF drops fight over commission in settled Murray Goulburn class action
Litigation funder IMF Bentham has thrown in the towel in a battle over its cut of a $42 million settlement in a class action against dairy cooperative Murray Goulburn, accepting the Federal Court's proposed 25 per cent commission rate after initially seeking 32 per cent.
CIMIC settles shareholder class action over corruption disclosures
Engineering services company CIMIC has agreed to settle a long-running shareholder class action launched in the wake of media reports of an alleged $42 million bribe paid by the firm to win a lucrative oil contract.
Judge fines Volkswagen $125M after slamming ‘manifestly inadequate’ ACCC settlement
A Federal Court judge has slapped Volkswagen with a record $125 million penalty over its emissions cheating scandal after expressing outrage at a “manifestly inadequate” $75 million settlement agreement reached with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
Reports of death of common fund orders greatly exaggerated
Common fund orders in federal class actions could live to see another day, the Federal Court has indicated in new guidance to be released Friday, which swiftly responds to a recent judgment by the High Court that appeared to spell their doom.