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The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has been hit with another class action for allegedly pushing insurance policies with excessive premiums onto customers.
Fintech company iSignthis, which initially sought $27 million from the ASX in a suit alleging the market operator's suspension of its share led to lost contracts, has increased the claim for damages to more than $264 million.
The legal watchdog in Victoria will be asked to probe potential misconduct against the legal team behind the controversial Banksia Securities class action for their fees in a separate class action, which last year settled for $40 million.
Lawyer Alex Elliott, the son of the funder behind the Banksia Securities class action, has been ordered to give a "full, frank and honest" explanation of his role in an alleged fraudulent scheme to inflate legal fees in the case, and he risks his career if he's not forthcoming.
Buffet restaurant pioneer Sizzler is seeking a quick win in its trade mark stoush with Brisbane-based Burger Urge tossed, telling a court it will be seeking summary judgment in its favour.
The Commonwealth has told a court it will not sit down for mediation talks with One Nation chief-of-staff James Ashby as he seeks to recoup almost $4 million in legal costs spent in a dropped sexual harassment case against former House speaker Peter Slipper.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has launched civil penalty proceedings against superannuation fund StatePlus over fees allegedly charged for services that were not provided to tens of thousands of members.
Two Westpac units have made admissions and said they would not defend proceedings brought by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission over fees charged for services that were not provided to hundreds of financial advice customers.
The second meeting of creditors of embattled cladding manufacturer Fairview Architectural has been pushed back to give administrators more time to work out what is in the best interests of creditors, after the lead applicant in a class action against the cladding manufacturer submitted a $5.8 million claim.
Nationwide News may not accept liability for a series of allegedly defamatory tweets published from reporter Miranda Devine's personal account about 9-year-old Quaden Bayles, telling a judge the tweets were “private”.