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Retirement village’s fee hike a case of ‘double dipping’, says tribunal
A residential land lease community in NSW's Central Coast must repay residents for a fee hike after a tribunal ruled the contractual term providing for the increase involved “double dipping” to account for inflation.
Citigroup facing $300,000 lawsuit over alleged conflicted financial advice
A Citigroup customer has hit the bank with a lawsuit alleging it gave her conflicted financial advice to invest most of her savings in “risky” products, despite being an inexperienced investor with limited funds.
Judge signs off on $9.4M payday for Maurice Blackburn in NT class action
A judge has signed off on a $35 million settlement in a class action against the Northern Territory government over alleged human rights abuses against youth detainees, including $9.4 million in fees for Maurice Blackburn.
$35M settlement in NT youth detention class action a ‘discount’, court hears
The Northern Territory’s agreement to pay $35 million to settle a class action on behalf of 1,200 young people who allegedly suffered human rights abuses while in detention was a “discount” on the claimed value of compensation owed, a court has heard.
NT to pay $35M to settle youth detention class action
The government of the Northern Territory will pay $35 million to settle a class action on behalf of 1,200 young people who allegedly suffered human rights abuses while they were in detention, including excessive force, handcuffing, strip searching and isolation in cells.
NT can’t keep settlement sum secret in detention centre class action
A judge has agreed to temporarily suppress publication of a deed of settlement in a class action against the Northern Territory by youth detainees but ruled disclosure of the settlement sum is in the interests of justice and should not be kept secret.
NT government settles detention centre class action, wants payout kept secret
The Northern Territory government has reached a settlement in a class action brought on behalf of NT youth detainees seeking compensation for alleged race discrimination and human rights abuses.
Class action settles against NSW public hospital operators
A class action against the NSW government and 15 local health districts alleging relatives of overseas patients were forced to serve as guarantors for hospital bills worth tens of thousands of dollars has settled.