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‘Parlous situation’: Mascot Towers owners file court bid to sell troubled buildings
Owners of Sydney’s Mascot Towers are facing a “parlous situation” as they file an urgent court bid to sell the two buildings after $16 million was spent to repair structural cracks that made the apartments unliveable.
CBA says it wasn’t obligated to roster breaks enshrined in enterprise agreements
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has hit back at a $45 million lawsuit alleging it failed to provide thousands of employees with paid rest breaks for at least six years, saying it had no responsibility to schedule or roster the breaks.
‘Most unjust’ to allow new claims in six-year-old CBA class action, judge says
The applicants in a protracted class action against the Commonwealth Bank of Australia brought by borrowers who claim they were forced to default on their commercial loans have lost a bid to amend their pleadings, six years after the case was filed.
CommSec agrees to $20M penalty for ‘serious and unacceptable’ system failures
Commonwealth Bank unit CommSec has agreed to pay a $20 million penalty for a series of “serious and unacceptable” failures that lead to excessive fee charges, a court has heard.
CBA says branch arrangements ‘critical’ to defence of $45M rest break case
Commonwealth Bank has won more time to examine the particular work arrangements in 24 individual branches, as it fights allegations of systemic failures to provide thousands of employees with paid rest breaks since 2014.
CBA wants more info on $45M rest break lawsuit
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia wants more details about the Finance Sector Union's allegations that it failed to provide thousands of employees with paid rest breaks for at least six years. 
CBA class action preps for class closure nod from Full Court
Lawyers leading a class action against the Commonwealth Bank over its alleged money laundering compliance failures are getting their ducks in a row in the event the Full Court rules the court has the power to shut out unregistered group members from a class action.
Citing ‘leisure wear effect’, MySuper class action seeks in-person hearing
The parties in a class action accusing a Commonwealth Bank of Australia unit of breaching its superannuation trustee duties want the matter to be heard in person and are willing to foot the bill for the judge to travel to Sydney to make it happen.
CBA accused of denying workers rest breaks in $45M wage theft lawsuit
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has been hit with a $45 million lawsuit by the Finance Sector Union for allegedly failing to provide thousands of employees with paid rest breaks for at least six years.
Avanteos faces multi-million dollar penalty in landmark criminal case over dead members
Former Commonwealth Bank subsidiary Avanteos Investments Limited pleaded guilty on Wednesday to charging up to $700,000 in fees to hundreds of deceased superannuation fund members.