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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

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$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

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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

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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