A judge has found that a Melbourne law firm gave negligent advice to the plaintiff in a historical sexual abuse case, which meant his “viable” claim for economic loss was never pursued.
Court approval of a $50 million settlement in a class action against ANZ and superannuation trustee OnePath has been delayed, after 22,000 group members were excluded from an opt-out notice due to a problem with OnePath’s computing process.
The plaintiff in a negligence case against Waller Legal has told a court the firm ignored his “blindingly clear” claim for loss of earning capacity in a historic sexual abuse case.
The plaintiff in a negligence case against Waller Legal has failed in his last-minute call to vacate the trial to obtain more documents, an exercise a judge said would “make a mockery of the Civil Procedure Act”.
In a case alleging Waller Legal gave negligent advice in a sexual abuse claim, a judge has rejected the plaintiff’s bid to adduce evidence of the firm’s alleged tendency to pursue out of court settlement over litigation.
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.
The former Cambodian prime minister’s nephew has pared back truth defences to his defamation claims, but his alleged bad reputation remains to be confronted.
Big Four bank ANZ and superannuation trustee OnePath will pay $50 million to settle a class action brought on behalf of super members allegedly charged excessive fees.
A settlement has been reached on the eve of trial in a class action against ANZ and OnePath alleging they slugged super fund members with excessive fees.
The ex-chair of former ANZ unit OnePath “has not been cooperating” in a class action alleging it breached its duties as a trustee of superannuation funds by slugging members with excessive fees to pay commissions to financial advisers, a court has heard.