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‘Law breaking on a grand scale:’ CBA’s money laundering failures on trial
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia knew about a “catastrophic” code error that caused widespread non-compliance with money laundering rules two years before it was disclosed to the market, a court has been told in a rare shareholder class action trial.
Class action trial looms for CBA over money laundering disclosures
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia faces trial Monday in one of several class actions filed against a major Australian company in recent years over allegedly lax money laundering practices and disclosures.
iSignthis drops $464M lawsuit against ASX
Fintech iSignthis has dropped a $464 million lawsuit brought against the Australian Stock Exchange three years ago over allegedly misleading conduct in relation to the suspension of the company's shares.
Uber loses fight to protect advice by lawyers sought to ‘avoid being caught’
Uber has lost its challenge to a decision that found many of its email exchanges with lawyers were made in furtherance of offences at the centre of class action claims and were not protected by legal professional privilege.
Meta wins access to info on ‘Sue Facebook’ tokens bankrolling crypto class action
Digital giant Meta can access information on crypto tokens issued to fund a class action over Facebook's ban on cryptocurrency ads, but the identities of those who have bought the tokens can be kept under wraps.
Dixon Advisory class action scores partial win in bid for insurance info
A class action on behalf of Dixon Advisory clients with claims allegedly worth $463 million has won orders that the collapsed wealth manager disclose its insurance for liability in the proceedings. Its bid for orders that two insurers produce any relevant policies was unsuccessful.
Facebook flags potential conflict of interest in cryptocurrency ad class action
Facebook owner Meta wants to uncover the basis on which crypto tokens have been issued to bankroll a class action over its 2018 ban on cryptocurrency ads, citing the potentially conflicted interests of the self-represented lead applicant.
High Court rejects Worley’s plea to weigh in on disclosure test in shareholder class actions
In a boost to shareholder class actions, the High Court has dismissed an application by engineering services firm Worley to appeal a finding that companies should disclose to the market forecasts that ought reasonably to have been held.
ANZ close to settling class action over ‘junk’ add-on insurance
Insurer QBE has settled a class action over ANZ's sale of allegedly worthless add-on insurance, and the applicants are “hopeful” that the bank and two other named insurers will soon reach a deal to resolve the claims against them.