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ANZ, OnePath class action members to pocket 65% of settlement if costs OK’d
Class Actions 2024-11-13 11:35 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The law firm running a class action against ANZ and superannuation trustee OnePath wants a 29.4 per cent cut of the $50 million settlement, having run the case on a no win, no fee basis. 

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In fight to protect UBank brand, NAB wins challenge to UWallet trade mark
Financial Services 2024-11-06 1:53 pm By Cindy Cameronne

NAB has successfully opposed a US company’s bid to register a trade mark for ‘UWallet’, with IP Australia rejecting claims the bank was trying to establish a “de facto monopoly”.

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Medibank says Deloitte data breach report not relevant in shareholder class action
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2024-10-29 11:43 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Medibank is seeking to shield from a shareholder class action an “irrelevant” post-incident report by Deloitte into its massive October 2022 data breach.

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Care A2 settles spat with infant formula distributor
Emma Bathurst 2024-10-28 11:40 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Dairy company Care A2 has settled a dispute with Gensco Laboratories over an agreement to distribute its infant formula in the US that went sour.

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Flex commissions class action judge says expert evidence not for his ‘comfort’
Class Actions 2024-10-24 11:30 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Expert evidence is not meant to “provide a judge with comfort”, a judge has found in rejecting evidence from two experts in flex commissions class actions against Westpac and Macquarie.

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Coles, Woolworths say ACCC’s dodgy discounts case ‘just misconceived’
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-10-23 11:29 am By Cindy Cameronne

Coles and Woolworths have hit back at the ACCC’s claims they advertised “illusory” discounts, pointing the finger at inflation and higher supply costs.

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Collectable car dealer defeats ATO in High Court fight over lux car tax
Tax 2024-10-17 1:53 pm By Sam Matthews

A collectable car dealer who operated his Gosford business using a ‘museum concept’ has won a High Court victory in a dispute with the ATO over whether he should be on the hook for luxury car tax.

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Developer The Gosford can’t lift stay of $37M judgment against Shanxi unit
Construction 2024-10-16 3:25 pm By Sam Matthews

The company behind an abandoned $185 million development in Gosford, NSW can’t lift a stay on a $37 million judgment it won against the Australian unit of China’s Shanxi Construction Group.

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United Petroleum dodges class action defence until security bid reheard
Class Actions 2024-10-11 11:27 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

United Petroleum and director Ari Silver can wait for the rehearing of a security for costs bid before filing defences to a franchisee class action alleging misleading conduct.

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Flex commissions class action against ANZ settles for $85M
Financial Services 2024-10-04 10:51 am By Cindy Cameronne

A class action against ANZ over alleged predatory lending practices has settled for $85 million, while two related cases against Westpac and Macquarie are set to go to trial this month.  

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