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‘I have been ignored’: Claimant makes courtroom plea in AMP insurance churn case
An individual claimant accusing AMP Financial Planning of ignoring multiple attempts to gain remediation for alleged insurance re-writing conduct was granted permission to voice his displeasure in court, while ASIC and AMP grapple with the details of a remediation program for insurance churn victims.
Courts criticised for losing sight of justice in Takata airbag class closure challenge
The lead applicants in seven class actions against auto manufacturers over explosive Takata airbags have criticised the courts for losing their way in ensuring justice is done, in a landmark challenge to class closure orders made in the cases.
Judge overstepped in accepting Pacific National undertaking, ACCC tells appeals court
The judge who dismissed the ACCC's challenge to Pacific National's acquisition of Aurizon's Acacia Ridge Terminal in Queensland had no power to accept an undertaking by the rail operator as an answer to the competition regulator's case, an appeals court has been told.
Rural Funds wins unprecedented case against activist short seller Bonitas
Australian agricultural fund manager Rural Funds Group has won its legal action alleging US short seller Bonitas Research engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct when it described the group's equity as "ultimately worthless" and sent its share price plummeting.
VW appeals record $125M penalty over ‘dieselgate’ scandal
Volkswagen has appealed a record $125 million penalty handed down over its emissions cheating scandal by a judge who criticised a $75 million settlement agreement with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission as "manifestly inadequate".
Dick Smith class actions headed for March trial after mediation fails
Two shareholder class actions against failed electronics retailer Dick Smith will head to trial in March, after a failed attempt to resolve the long-running dispute in mediation.
Judge hits AMP with $5.2M penalty, says greedy financial adviser was ‘in the right place’
The Federal Court has imposed a penalty of almost $5.2 million on AMP Financial Planning after finding it was "reckless" in its “lamentable failure” to properly respond to a now banned adviser who was churning life insurance for higher commissions.
Myer shareholders get second chance to prove loss in class action
After failing to persuade the court at trial, shareholders in a class action against Myer have another chance to prove they suffered financial loss after the department store was found to have repeatedly neglected to correct an inflated profit forecast from former CEO Bernie Brookes five years ago.
Royal commission class actions keep rolling in, one year after Hayne report
A year after Commissioner Kenneth Hayne released his scathing report, companies in the financial services sector are still facing fresh class actions over conduct aired at the banking royal commission, and the pace has even picked up in recent months.
Biosimilar drug makers settle IP spat over arthritis drug Humira
German drug company Fresenius Kadi has resolved a patent case brought by Korean drug company Samsung Bioepis over a biosimilar of top selling arthritis drug Humira.