Law Firms

The owner of Banana Boat and Hawaiian Tropic sunscreen brands faces court action by the consumer regulator for alleged greenwashing. 

Saint Gobain-owned CSR faces litigation by an independent building insulation distributor alleging it abused its dominance by upping prices during the pandemic.

Maurice Blackburn's costs in running a 'junk' insurance class action which settled for $34 million will not be fully covered under a 25 per cent group costs order, a court has heard. 

Private health insurer Bupa has admitted to misleading thousands of customers about their private health insurance benefits and has agreed to cop a $35 million penalty in a case by the consumer watchdog.

Another failed class action is headed to the Full Court, with a case against ex-CBA unit Count Financial appealing a ruling that found advisors did not breach their duty to act in their clients' best interest.

CSR has been hit with a competition case alleging it abused its dominance by increasing prices of its insulation products during the pandemic.

Jones Day has lured a real estate expert from Clayton Utz to join its Brisbane office as a partner.

One of two law firms running competing class actions against Coles and Woolworths over alleged illusory discounts has bowed out, leaving its rival to pursue the cases for consumers.

A law firm fighting for carriage of class actions against Hyundai and Kia has argued competing proceedings with a lower funding rate should not have a leg up, saying the rival firm’s budget was a "fantasy".

Former franchisees involved in a class action against RAMS are seeking to intervene in ASIC civil penalty proceedings against the defunct Westpac subsidiary.