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Class Actions

‘No justification’ for strip searches at music festivals, class action lawyers say
The NSW Police Force planned to conduct strip searches but never turned their mind to whether the examinations fell...
14 May 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Claims against cosmetic surgeon discontinued but class action still hopeful
Plaintiffs of a cosmetic surgery class action had several claims against a medical practitioner discontinued, but their...
13 May 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Class action filed against Delta Air Lines for CrowdStrike outage
A class action has been filed against Delta Air Lines on behalf of passengers whose flights were delayed or cancelled...
12 May 2025
By Naomi Neilson
CBA breached disclosure rules but won’t see damages
The Federal Court was unwilling to award Commonwealth Bank shareholders any damages, despite finding on appeal that the...
09 May 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Lead plaintiff asks for $110k for strip search that was ‘akin to sexual assault’
Lawyers for the NSW strip-search class action told a court the lead plaintiff was entitled to more than $100,000 in...
06 May 2025
By Naomi Neilson
‘Landmark’ strip-search class action gets underway
The trial for the longstanding class action lawsuit concerning the “legality” of strip searches conducted by the...
05 May 2025
By Grace Robbie
Class actions are ‘a game changer’ for the regions, small firms
Though class actions have traditionally been undertaken by large law firms, a Queensland firm contends that this...
24 April 2025
By Grace Robbie
Shine criticised for ‘excessive’ fees in stolen wages class action
Shine Lawyers was criticised by a court and two Indigenous organisations for its work on a class action that alleged...
23 April 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Bupa accused of aged care breaches in new class action
In the wake of damning evidence at a royal commission, a plaintiff law firm has filed a class action against Bupa for...
15 April 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Lovisa class action may run as ‘regular proceeding’
Lawyers behind an employment case against Lovisa flagged they are open to the possibility of moving outside the scope...
17 March 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Maurice Blackburn’s fight with employees over pay ramps up
Unionised lawyers and staff at Maurice Blackburn Lawyers will engage in industrial action, setting the stage for a...
05 March 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Tesla facing class action over ‘phantom braking’
Disappointed Australian Tesla owners have initiated a class action against Elon Musk’s company, alleging that Tesla...
26 February 2025
By Grace Robbie
‘I did not send the email’: Slater & Gordon chief people officer responds to all-staff correspondence
The interim chief people officer at Slater & Gordon is taking legal action in the wake of an explosive all-staff...
25 February 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Slater & Gordon refers ‘malicious’ email to Victoria Police
A “thorough forensic investigation” is underway at Slater & Gordon following an extraordinary email to all...
24 February 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
‘A work of fiction’: Slater & Gordon to investigate ‘disparaging’ firm-wide email
An extraordinary firm-wide email circulated within Slater & Gordon, purportedly sent by its outgoing chief people...
22 February 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Aussie firm files class action in New Zealand court
A Brisbane-based law firm filed a class action against pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson in the Auckland High...
14 February 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Class actions lawyers hit back at potential capping of fees
As class action fees and litigation funding costs come under increased scrutiny, class action lawyers say capping...
12 February 2025
By Lauren Croft
The High Court’s growing interest in the class action landscape
As class action litigation continues to evolve in Australia, a partner from a global law firm examines the increasing...
04 February 2025
By Grace Robbie
Law firms join forces to take on Google in landmark class action
Two firms have teamed up in a class action against Google on behalf of rural publisher The Riverine Grazier, accusing...
03 February 2025
By Grace Robbie
Sportsbet hit with class action to recover millions from alleged illegal in-game bets
A national law firm has initiated a class action against one of Australia’s largest and most popular gambling...
21 January 2025
By Grace Robbie
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