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In win for ASIC, court finds rent-to-own leases were credit agreements
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-09-04 11:16 pm By Andy Sidler

A court has held that a ā€œnuancedā€ business model used by a rental company providing long-term leases to often vulnerable consumer for household items breached the Credit Act, finding the loan agreements were in substance credit contracts. Federal Court Justice Lisa Hespe found on Wednesday that Rent4Keeps attempted to avoid being caught by the Credit…

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Judge OKs $16M Dixon Advisory class action settlement, awards competing funder a sliver
Class Actions 2024-04-18 3:14 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has signed off on a $16 million settlement in a class action against Dixon Advisory, but the funder of a competing case that was stayed after losing a beauty parade has earned a fragment of the $1 million it sought from the resolution sum.

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$16M settlement reached in Dixon Advisory class action
Class Actions 2023-11-14 4:27 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Wealth manager E&P Financial Group has agreed to a $16 million settlement in a class action by Dixon Advisory clients who allege they suffered financial loss when the firm and its directors encouraged the purchase of high risk securities.

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Dixon Advisory class action loses novel bid for docs to use in mediation
Class Actions 2023-08-14 10:46 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has refused a lead applicantā€™s novel bid for financial information to use at settlement discussions in a group proceeding against Dixon Advisory.

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