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King & Wood Mallesons may be dragged into class action over ‘colossal disclosure debacle’
King & Wood Mallesons could be dragged into a class action by commercial fishing operators against Gladstone Ports Corporation over a "colossal disclosure debacle" in which the late discovery of 39,000 documents derailed a planned September hearing.
Judge hits Westpac unit with $20M penalty over conflicted remuneration
A judge has signed off on a $20 million penalty against Westpac subsidiary BT Funds Management for improperly charging 9,000 members insurance premiums that included commissions to financial advisers, a practice that was banned in 2013.
TerraCom continues fight to keep PwC report from ASIC investigators
Coal mining firm TerraCom has taken its bid to shield a PricewaterhouseCoopers report from ASIC to the Full Court, appealing a judgment which found the regulator could view the report because of public statements made by the company.
Priceline class action discontinued after funder bows out
A judge has approved a bid by group members to discontinue a class action alleging pharmacy giant Priceline exercised an "overly prescriptive level of control" on franchisees which limited their profitability, saying it was unlikely to succeed with a litigation funder.
Telstra hits back at Queensland silk who lost phone numbers in NBN transfer
Telstra has denied that it is liable to compensate a Queensland barrister who lost his phone numbers in an NBN transfer, arguing that it was the silk's decision to terminate his contract with the company.
Nine denies discrimination in class action over $30M Palm Island settlement coverage
Nine has hit back at a class action by Indigenous Australians who say the broadcaster’s coverage of a $30 million class action settlement with the Queensland government for alleged police misconduct during the 2004 Palm Island riots was discriminatory and inaccurate, saying it reported the events “fairly and accurately”.
Toyota could owe $2B in class action after judge finds cars were defective
Toyota could owe close to $2 billion in compensation to 260,000 car owners after a judge found that diesel filters installed in its Hilux, Fortuner and Prado models were defective and that the cars were sold for more than they were worth.
Settlement reached in class action against trustee of collapsed IPO Wealth
The trustee of Mayfair Group's collapsed IPO Wealth Fund has reached an in-principle settlement in a class action alleging it misled investors, who lost $86 million when the fund was wound up.
‘Cranky’ judge slams ‘nonsense’ quibbling in cavoodle defamation case
A judge has barked at lawyers for Nine and a barrister who sued the media company for defamation over its coverage of her battle for custody of famed social media pooch Oscar the cavoodle, saying their “nonsense” quibbling was making him “cranky”.
Judge signs off on $1.5M penalty against Westpac for unsolicited insurance
A judge has hit Westpac with a $1.5 million penalty for misleading 141 customers into believing they had purchased add-on insurance.