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‘In all circumstances unconscionable’: ASIC wins case against forex broker
Judgment 2024-12-20 5:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has found that representatives for forex broker Union Standard used unfair tactics to pressure customers to invest in risky financial products and derived most of their revenue from customer losses, said to total $83 million.

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Graincorp class action seeks to bring toxicity claims
Agriculture 2024-12-20 4:44 pm By Andy Sidler

Graincorp may face new allegations in a class action that the use of n-Hexane at an oilseed factory in rural Victoria had an impact on the health of local residents. 

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Aldi wins fight with Northcote shopping centre over lease
Real Estate 2025-01-10 11:13 pm By Andy Sidler

Budget supermarket Aldi has won its appeal of a tribunal decision which found that upper limits on rental increases fell afoul of the Retail Leases Act.

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Judge approves $31.5M settlement in junior doctors class action
Class Actions 2024-12-18 12:59 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has given the green light to a $31.5 million settlement in a class action brought by junior doctors accusing the ACT government and North Canberra Hospital of failing to pay overtime.

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Judge approves $57.5M ANZ class action settlement, funder’s ATE costs
Class Actions 2024-12-19 2:49 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has approved a $57.5 million settlement in a class action against ANZ over credit card interest, including allowing the funder to recoup $1.2 million in after-the-event insurance costs.

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Investor class action against Linchpin insurer AIG prevails
Class Actions 2024-12-19 11:21 pm By Sam Matthews

An investor class action against failed advisory firm Linchpin Capital and its former directors has won its bid to claim its losses against a $10 million insurance policy from AIG.

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AGL cops a $25M penalty for overcharging welfare recipients
Energy & Natural Resources 2024-12-19 11:28 pm By Andy Sidler

Energy provider AGL has been slapped with a $25 million penalty after it continued to deduct payments from around 500 welfare recipients after they had closed their accounts.

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IC Markets CEO hit with guillotine orders for filing defence
Class Actions 2024-12-19 3:40 pm By Andy Sidler

A judge has set a final deadline for the CEO of International Capital Markets to file his defence in a class action over risky contracts for difference.

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Swoosh accused of providing credit to financially stressed customers
Financial Services 2024-12-19 11:44 pm By Andy Sidler

ASIC has sued credit contractor Swoosh Finance for allegedly providing unsuitable loans with high fees and interest rates to customers who showed “clear signs of financial distress”.

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ACCC won’t give Catholic hospitals blessing to boycott private insurers
Healthcare 2024-12-19 11:45 pm By Christine Caulfield

The competition regulator plans to block a group of Catholic hospital operators from collectively boycotting large private health insurers in the event funding negotiations fail.

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