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AMP settles contentious $2.7M legal battle with former GC
AMP has settled legal proceedings brought by a former general counsel who claims she was sacked from the wealth management firm after raising concerns about its fees for no services conduct.
Pitcher Partners says class, funder should foot the bill for flurry of cross-claims
Pitcher Partners says the lead applicant in a discontinued class action over its auditing of Slater and Gordon should cover the costs for cross-claims it brought against nine parties, including the law firm and several of its former directors.
Melbourne solicitor hits Nine with defamation lawsuit over Gatto photo
A Melbourne-based solicitor has filed a defamation lawsuit against Nine Entertainment over a photograph used in an article about underworld figure Mick Gatto.
Qantas had no choice but to stand down engineers during COVID-19 pandemic, court says
Qantas has praised a Federal Court judgment ruling that the airline had no "genuine choice" other than standing down its workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, saying the judgment was a "victory for common sense".
IAG reaches $138M settlement in add-on insurance class action on eve of trial
Insurance Australia Group will fork over $138 million to settle a class action brought against two subsidiaries alleging they engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct by pushing worthless insurance on motor vehicle purchasers.
Macquarie Bank on the hook for paying advisers leave entitlements
Former Macquarie Bank financial advisers who claimed their commission pay structure left them shortchanged have won their case for back pay for annual and personal leave, in the first decision in a group of cases against the wealth manager.
ANZ to pay $10M for unconscionable conduct in charging illegal bank fees
A judge has ordered Australia and New Zealand Banking Group to pay $10 million in penalties after finding that the bank engaged in unconscionable conduct and breached its obligations by slugging customers $3 million in periodic payment fees it was not entitled to charge.
‘Battle of the burgers’: McDonald’s fires up claim over cheeky Hungry Jack’s ad
Fast food giant McDonald's will expand its lawsuit against rival Hungry Jack's to bring a misleading and deceptive conduct allegation over an ad that claims the Big Jack burger is "clearly bigger" than the Big Mac.
IOOF sacked communications chief after she revealed mental disability, suit says
The former communications chief for IOOF claims she was terminated after revealing she suffered from a mental disability and sought a less stressful role.
Insurer Allianz taken to court accused of misleading travellers on Expedia
The corporate regulator has brought action against Allianz Australia alleging the insurer misled consumers who purhased travel insurance on Expedia websites by failing to disclose how premiums were calculated and selling policies to ineligible customers.