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Judge tells AUSTRAC to ‘guillotine’ Westpac case as it readies more claims
Financial Services 2020-06-17 4:12 pm By Alison Eveleigh

A judge has warned AUSTRAC that it needs to finalise its case against Westpac over anti-money laundering breaches as the regulator readies a slew of new claims, quashing any hopes of a trial this year.

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Westpac could face more AUSTRAC claims as child exploitation scandal deepens
Financial Services 2020-06-12 10:04 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Westpac is facing the possibility of more claims in proceedings brought by AUSTRAC over anti-money laundering breaches, with the regulator seeking information on 272 customers who may have been involved in the exploitation of children.

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Employsure files lawsuit seeking docs ahead of ACCC trial
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-06-11 12:10 pm By Miklos Bolza

Employsure has made an eleventh hour courtroom bid to access documents held by the Fair Work Ombudsman, just days before trial is due to commence in ACCC proceedings alleging the workplace relations company engaged in unconscionable conduct towards small business clients.

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The house wins: Aristocrat beats out IP Australia in fight over slot machine patents
Intellectual Property 2020-06-05 10:03 pm By Miklos Bolza

Gaming giant Aristocrat Technologies has succeeded in its appeal of an IP Australia decision rejecting four of its gaming patents, with a judge finding they were “not a mere scheme” but an actual manner of manufacture.

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ASIC, ANZ gear up for battle over Ashurst advice in bank fees case
Financial Services 2020-06-05 9:31 pm By Miklos Bolza

ASIC has launched a bid to gain access to legal advice provided by Ashurst to Australia and New Zealand Banking Group in the regulator’s case over $35 million in allegedly illegal bank fees.

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Toxic foam class action settlement hearing runs to second day, with ‘unusual’ number of objections
Class Actions 2020-06-04 8:25 pm By Alison Eveleigh

The settlement of three class actions brought against the Commonwealth of Australia over its alleged use of toxic firefighting foam on government military bases is facing an unusually high number of objections, pushing an approval hearing into a second day as dissenters voice their concerns in court.

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Robodebt recipients won’t be asked to waive class action claims
Class Actions 2020-06-04 6:06 pm By Christine Caulfield

Centrelink recipients eligible for a share of $721 million in refunds on debts paid as part of the controversial Robodebt scheme will not be asked to sign away their rights in an ongoing class action, but whether the Morrison Government will seek to shut down the case remains to be seen.

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ASIC’s proposed $5M penalty against CBA ‘on the light side’, judge says
Financial Services 2020-06-04 12:33 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has questioned ASIC’s proposed $5 million penalty against the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, saying it was “on the light side” for the bank’s conduct in overcharging $8 million in fees on its agricultural products.

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Government faces hefty bill after loss in landmark live export class action
Class Actions 2020-06-02 9:35 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has ruled in favour of live exporters in a class action against the Federal Government, finding a total ban on live cattle exports to Indonesia in 2011 was “capricious and unreasonable”.

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Government’s $721M Robodebt refund ignores damages claims, class action lawyer says
Class Actions 2020-05-29 8:31 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Morrison Government will refund Centrelink recipients $721 million in debts paid as part of the controversial Robodebt scheme at the centre of a class action, a move lawyers for the class called an “unprecedented admission”.

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