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Plus500 says class action must arbitrate claims over CFDs
Class Actions 2025-08-20 11:35 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Online trader Plus500 is seeking to stay a class action on behalf of investors who lost money trading in highly leveraged financial products, telling a court the applicant signed an agreement forcing the dispute into arbitration. 

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Apple, Google engaged in anti-competitive conduct, says judge
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-08-12 5:24 pm By Cindy Cameronne

In a major win for two class actions and Fortnite maker Epic Games, a judge has found that Apple and Google misused their market power in running app stores and in-app purchase systems.

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Applicant may press restart in Sony Playstation class action
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-08-04 11:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A class action against Sony alleging it used restrictive trade practices to block competition with its Playstation store will likely need to make “substantial” changes to its case, a court has heard. 

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Westpac can shield Allens docs in money laundering class action
Class Actions 2025-07-24 11:55 pm By Andy Sidler

Westpac can shield reports prepared by Allens from a class action over money laundering compliance, with a judge finding they were produced predominantly in defence of AUSTRAC action that preceded the case.

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Katy Perry says Full Court got it right in trade mark spat with designer
Intellectual Property 2025-07-02 11:26 pm By Sam Matthews

Singer Katy Perry has asked the High Court to uphold the Full Court’s decision to knock out the ‘Katie Perry’ mark of an Australian fashion designer, as it gears up to hear an appeal raising issues about the construction of key provisions of the Trade Marks Act.

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Class action says AMP did ‘nothing’ for 12 years to get better rate for super clients
Class Actions 2025-05-27 11:25 pm By Andy Sidler

On the first day of a seven-week class action trial, a judge has heard that AMP Superannuation failed to renegotiate interest rates with AMP Bank for up to 12 years, despite investing as much as $2 billion in customers’ superannuation with the bank.

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Star’s former CEO not responsible for ‘every aspect’ of business, court told
Trials 2025-05-13 11:45 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The former CEO of the Star was not responsible for every aspect of the business and instead played a “supervisory role”, a court has heard in ASIC’s case over the casino’s money laundering failures. 

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‘Chorus of deflections’: ASIC slams Star board’s ‘apathy’ over AML/CTF breaches
Trials 2025-05-12 11:40 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Star Entertainment’s management and board cannot shirk responsibility for turning a blind eye to money laundering risks by pointing the finger at each other, ASIC has told a court.

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Class action over risky CFDs wins access to customer screening data
Class Actions 2025-05-12 11:06 pm By Andy Sidler

A class action against CMC Markets has won access to data thought to reveal that approximately 2,500 customers who failed screening tests for risky financial products were nevertheless permitted to trade. 

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Keybridge CEO Nick Bolton loses challenge to removal by board
Restructuring & Insolvency 2025-05-08 11:33 pm By Andy Sidler

An appeals court has rejected Keybridge CEO Nick Bolton’s challenge to a ruling that found that he and two other directors were validly removed at a board meeting, finding in favour of shareholder WAM Active. 

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