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Westpac has been hit with a $26 million penalty -- just shy of the $30 million sought by ASIC -- for failing to respond to online hardship applications on time on 277 occasions, in conduct described as “grossly negligent”.
A class action accusing Knowmore Legal of providing 'cookie cutter' legal advice is mulling an application to discontinue claims against the peak body for community legal centres.
A judge has approved a $67 million settlement in a class action against QSuper but has trimmed the payout for the litigation funder, criticising it for a "brazen and unjustified" deduction that was dropped during the hearing.
Apple will bring a “full-bodied” opposition to a bid to expand a class action over the running of its App Store, after a judge found the tech company engaged in anti-competitive conduct in the app marketplace last year.
Cosmetic surgeon Dr Daniel Lanzer wants to strip a case of class action status, arguing claims he and other doctors passed themselves off as plastic surgeons were not suitable for a group proceeding.
The law firm running a class action against Harvey Norman has won a 30 per cent group costs order, with a judge noting the trend towards “gradual increases” in contingency fee rates.
A third law firm has launched a shareholder class action investigation into James Hardie's alleged inadequate disclosures about troubles in its North American fiber cement unit in a market guidance for the 2026 financial year.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has won a $33.5 million penalty against the operator of online retailer Snaffle for charging consumers inflated prices and overcharging on credit contracts.
A judge has found Coles engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct when advertising products with a 'Down Down' discount, in a win for the consumer regulator and a class action.
A WA insurance broker has brought a $3 million case against insurance broking network Steadfast Group as well as insurers QBE and Allianz, alleging they engaged in anti-competitive conduct in the market for insurance broking services in Australia.