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Report calls for stronger consumer protections for life insurance
Financial Services 2018-03-27 9:43 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A joint parliamentary report released today blasted consumer protections for life insurance as weak, and called for an expansion of consumer protection laws to the […]

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GetSwift hit with second shareholder suit
Securities 2018-03-27 8:25 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Corrs Chambers Westgarth has filed a shareholder class action against GetSwift alleging it provided inadequate disclosures and misled investors with its overhyped announcements about business […]

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Cardtronics settles with ACCC over small business contracts
Financial Services 2018-03-27 4:07 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

ATM provider Cardtronics has agreed to change its small business contract, after the Australia’s consumer regulator found some of the terms of the contract were […]

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RBS to pay $12.58 million to settle class action
Financial Services 2018-03-27 2:05 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Royal Bank of Scotland has agreed to pay $12.58 million to settle a consumer class action brought on behalf of purchasers of its financial […]

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High Court refuses Newcastle port appeal in access dispute
Appeals 2018-03-26 7:27 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court of Australia has rejected an appeal by the Port of Newcastle to overturn a decision that declared the shipping channel at the […]

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Telstra faces $10M fine for unauthorized billing charges
Telecommunications 2018-03-26 1:23 pm By Christine Caulfield

Telstra could pay as much as $10 million in penalties after admitting it misled customers by billing them for mobile phone apps they unwittingly bought. […]

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Insurers could be next target of unfair contract law expansion
Financial Services 2018-03-23 9:06 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian government is mulling whether to extend unfair contract laws to insurance contracts, Finance Minister Kelly O’Dwyer said. Speaking before the Financial Services Council […]

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ACCC targets Vocus for misleading NBN speed claims
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-03-23 3:29 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Three units of Vocus have entered agreements with the ACCC to refund customers for promising NBN speeds they couldn’t deliver. Vocus units Dodo Services Pty […]

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New claims target GetSwift’s enterprise client announcement
Class Actions 2018-03-23 2:36 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Squire Patton Boggs has expanded its shareholder class action against GetSwift to include claims over statements the logistics software company made to shareholders regarding high-volume […]

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Zoetis faces class action over horse drug
Class Actions 2018-03-23 11:33 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Zoetis is facing a class action from horse owners who say the pharmaceutical company made misleading claims about its Hendra virus drug. The class action, […]

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