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NAB may face beefed up class action over ‘worthless’ insurance
Slater and Gordon is looking to significantly expand its class action against National Australia Bank over the sale of "worthless" credit card insurance to include personal loan customers who were sold allegedly unsuitable insurance policies.
Maurice Blackburn denies infringing State Street IP with Fearless Girl replica
Maurice Blackburn has hit back at a lawsuit by State Street Global Advisors over the law firm's use of a replica of its Fearless Girl statue, denying it has infringed the asset manager's intellectual property.
In win for class, judge says promises in McMillan Shakespeare unit’s warranties were illusory
Promises to pay out claims under vehicle warranties issued by a unit of car leasing giant McMillan Shakespeare were illusory because of a clause that gave the company "manifestly sweeping" discretion to reject any claim, a judge has ruled, in a victory for a class action over the allegedly worthless financial products.
ACCC to seek $4M in refunds for Jump! swim school franchisees
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will seek more than $4 million in refunds plus penalties when it takes the troubled operator of the Jump! Swim School franchise and its top executive to court for alleged violations of the Australian Consumer Law.
NSW Ports weighs stay bid in competition case as it battles similar ACCC proceedings
A second competition lawsuit brought against NSW Ports could be stayed or consolidated with a case launched by the competition regulator over an agreement to privatise Port Botany and Port Kembla, a court heard Tuesday.
Cricket great Sachin Tendulkar sues Aussie bat maker for unauthorized use of image
India's God of Cricket Sachin Tendulkar is suing Australian bat maker Spartan Sports, accusing the company of failing to pay him $2.87 million under a licensing deal and continuing to use his image after he terminated the agreement.
Judge says sorry for delayed Osteo Gel judgment as penalty hearing set for 2020
A Federal Court judge has apologised for "upsetting the applecart" and taking "too long" to publish his judgment in the consumer regulator's case against GlaxoSmithKline and Novartis over packaging for now discontinued painkiller Osteo Gel.
Quintis to hand over insurance docs in class actions
Failed sandalwood oil producer Quintis has agreed to hand over insurance policies showing any coverage for potential liability it or its former CEO may have in two class actions brought against them.
Ex-CEO accuses Radio Rentals of withholding documents crucial to class action defence
The former CEO of Radio Rentals, who has been dragged into a class action against the company, claims he can’t properly defend himself because his former employer has asserted privilege over legal advice the company received regarding its ‘Rent, Try, $1 Buy’, which he says is crucial to his case.
ASIC fights ANZ bid to stay capital raising case as cartel action hangs over bank
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is pushing back against an application by ANZ Bank to stay the regulator's civil penalties case over disclosures related to a $2.5 billion equity capital raising while it defends against criminal charges related to the controversial share placement.