The applicants in a class action against The Cosmetic Institute and twelve doctors over allegedly “incompetent” breast augmentation surgery have won court approval to expand their case to allege misleading and deceptive conduct and breaches of the consumer guarantees in the Australian Consumer Law.
Shine Lawyers has beaten out class action rival Piper Alderman in a battle to lead a class action worth up to $463 million against collapsed wealth managers Dixon Advisory, with a judge finding the firm’s no win, no fee model was likely to result in a greater return to group members.
a2 Milk is facing a shareholder class action in New Zealand on behalf of investors who allegedly suffered loss when the company’s share price plummeted on the heels of a revised outlook for the 2021 financial year amid challenges in the Chinese market.
Viagogo has lost a bid to overturn a $7 million penalty handed down after a judge found the ticket reseller misled customers on an “industrial scale”.
A judge has found that financial advisers acting for Ultiqa Lifestyle Promotions gave advice against the best interests of consumers, cornering them into investing thousands of dollars into a timeshare scheme that many could not afford.
A judge overseeing a beauty parade of two class actions against Beach Energy will hear competing bids for contingency fees by the plaintiffs’ firms before choosing which of them will have carriage of the case.
Ford is seeking an extended hearing of its appeal from a class action judgment in favour of 185,000 vehicle owners over their allegedly defective cars, saying a “significant excavation” of the ruling is now in order.
A judge has awarded a Queensland motor vehicle assessor $18,400 in damages in a class action against Toyota over allegedly defective diesel filters in its cars that could see the automotive giant owe close to $2 billion to 260,000 car owners.
Logistics company GetSwift and its directors have dropped their challenge to a judgment that found the company breached its continuous disclosure obligations with its “PR-driven” approach to ASX statements.
Debt collection agency A&M Group, trading as Debt Negotiators, has admitted it unduly harassed and coerced debtors by repeatedly contacting family, friends and employers and claiming they could face imprisonment.