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Dixon Advisory hit with $7.2M penalty in ASIC case
Financial Services 2022-09-19 3:08 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has signed off on a $7.2 million penalty against Dixon Advisory after the company admitted to ASIC allegations that its advisors failed to […]

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Westpac slams ‘disorderly’ shareholder class action over AUSTRAC disclosures
Class Actions 2022-09-16 2:42 pm By Sam Matthews

Westpac has criticized the lead applicant in a class action filed in the wake of AUSTRAC proceedings for the “disorderly” conduct of the lagging proceedings, […]

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Mayfair’s James Mawhinney wins reversal of 20-year ban
Appeals 2022-09-15 11:08 am By Sam Matthews

The founder of beleaguered investment group Mayfair 101, James Mawhinney, has won an appeal against a decision that saw him banned from soliciting funds or […]

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‘Most regrettable’: Mawhinney’s incompetence claims against lawyers don’t come close, judges say
Financial Services 2022-09-15 1:52 pm By Sam Matthews

Despite scoring a win Thursday in his appeals court battle with ASIC, Mayfair 101’s James Mawhinney was criticized for his “spurious” claims against solicitors and […]

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Class action probe targets Aussie Home Loans over ‘worthless’ policies
Class Actions 2022-09-14 2:47 pm By Sam Matthews

Aussie Home Loans is facing a class action investigation for allegedly selling “essentially worthless” policies to homeowners. In a statement released on Wednesday, Shine Lawyers […]

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Banksia class action silk’s wife bound by damning judgment, court told
Class Actions 2022-09-09 11:51 pm By Christine Caulfield

Companies associated with the wife of disgraced senior barrister Norman O’Bryan are stuck with the findings of last year’s excoriating judgment against the Banksia class […]

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Cartel case dropped against director of money transfer biz
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-09-08 11:05 am By Sam Matthews

The director of a money transfer business accused of fixing foreign exchange rates has been let off the hook after four other people associated with […]

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$1M security for costs ordered in Jabiru Satellite case against major banks
Financial Services 2022-09-08 1:06 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered Australian telecommunications companies Jabiru Satellite and NewSat to pay $1 million in security for costs in a lawsuit against eight major […]

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‘Magnet for litigation’: Dixon Advisory insurers fight to shield policy info in class action
Insurance 2022-09-07 11:29 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Two insurers for Dixon Advisory have argued they should not have to disclose policies that could respond to mammoth claims in a class action against […]

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Halifax sues King & Wood Mallesons for negligence
Professional Negligence 2022-09-06 11:22 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Defunct stockbroker Halifax Investment Services has sued law firm King & Wood Mallesons and its former auditor Bentleys for allegedly failing to advise that it […]

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