$110m conditional settlement reached in BHP Class Action

Phi Finney McDonald has today reached a $110 million conditional settlement in a shareholder class action against BHP Group Ltd relating to BHP’s market disclosures about the Fundão dam in Brazil that collapsed almost a decade ago. The conditional settlement follows seven y... More

Landmark Victory: Class Action Against Google and Apple succeeds in Court

In an historic ruling handed down today, the Federal Court has found in favour of the plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit against tech giants Google and Apple, marking a significant win for consumer rights and digital fairness in Australia. More

Evidence of Climate Harms Given On Country

Hearings for the potentially groundbreaking Australian Climate Case will take place On Country in the Torres Strait (Zenadth Kes), 5-19 June 2023. Guda Maluyligal plaintiffs Uncle Pabai Pabai and Uncle Paul Kabai from the islands of Boigu and Saibai will give evidence of the c... More

Medibank

Medibank to face shareholder class action over data breach

Phi Finney McDonald has today commenced a shareholder class action in the Supreme Court of Victoria against Medibank on behalf of shareholders, in relation to the company’s recent data breach. More

Apple Google

Australian app developers join abuse-of-power class action against tech giants Apple, Google

Australian app designers and founders are taking on Apple and Google alleging the companies abused their market power to charge 30 per cent commissions on in-app spending while blocking competitors from offering better value payment systems. More

Climate change an “existential threat”

On 15 July 2025 in Cairns, the Federal Court accepted the factual case presented in Uncle Pabai and Uncle Paul’s landmark Australian Climate Case but found that “the law does not currently support” their claim that the government has a legal duty of care to protect the T... More

Awards

PFM data scientist named an AI Visionary for 2023

Phi Finney McDonald data scientist Craig Macaulay has been named an AI Visionary by global legal technology company Relativity. He is one of only three people in Australia, and 19 worldwide, to receive this prestigious accolade. More

Star Entertainment

PFM launches class action against Star Entertainment

Leading securities class action law firm Phi Finney McDonald has filed a class action on behalf of shareholders against The Star Entertainment Group Ltd in the Supreme Court of Victoria. More