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NAB super fund trustee faces $100M class action over excessive fees
Class Actions 2019-07-10 11:32 am By Miklos Bolza

A NAB-owned trustee is facing a possible class action over $100 million in allegedly excessive fees charged to super fund members. Law firm William Roberts, […]

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Bayer hit with class action over contraceptive implants
Class Actions 2019-07-09 4:11 pm By Miklos Bolza

Slater & Gordon has filed a class action against life sciences giant Bayer over allegedly defective contraceptive implants that caused serious side effects, requiring many […]

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Referee to weigh in on costs in $42M Murray Goulburn class action settlement
Class Actions 2019-07-05 9:35 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Federal Court judge has appointed a costs referee in a shareholder class action against two units of dairy co-op Murray Goulburn over a 2016 […]

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Judge reserves AMP class action loser costs after Phi Finney McDonald sinks 1,345 hours
Class Actions 2019-07-04 3:45 pm By Christine Caulfield

Boutique class actions law firm Phi Finney McDonald has won its bid to reserve costs incurred before its case was permanently stayed in the AMP […]

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In latest AMP class actions, judge nudges parties away from beauty parade
Class Actions 2019-07-03 3:41 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge overseeing competing consumer class actions against AMP over superannuation fees said he would be “reluctant” to hold a contest between the two cases, […]

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Commercial interests shouldn’t bar consolidation, says Brambles class action judge
Class Actions 2019-06-28 11:57 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has released his reasons for consolidating two shareholder class actions against logistics company Brambles over opposition by the lead applicant in one of […]

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Slater & Gordon hits back at ex-lawyer’s claims over allegedly unethical funding referral scheme
Legal Ethics 2019-06-28 11:21 pm By Christine Caulfield

Slater & Gordon has struck back against allegations by a former senior solicitor that he was fired after making complaints about the law firm’s arrangement […]

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AMP hit with second class action over ‘excessive’ superannuation fees
Class Actions 2019-06-26 2:08 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

AMP is a facing a second class action for allegedly charging excessive fees on more than two million superannuation accounts, setting up another potential class […]

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Slater & Gordon, ex-directors say Pitcher Partners responsible for financial reports
Class Actions 2019-06-25 3:20 pm By Christine Caulfield

Facing cross claims by Pitcher Partners in two shareholder class actions alleging the accounting firm wrongly signed off on Slater & Gordon’s financial reports ahead […]

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WA parliament to introduce new class actions regime
Class Actions 2019-06-24 9:12 pm By Amelia Birnie

The Western Australian parliament will this week introduce a new class actions regime modelled on the federal scheme, in a move the state Attorney-General says […]

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